How do you adapt one of the most psychologically rich and interior novel series of recent years for television? Join My Brilliant Friend creator Saverio Costanzo for a session on adaptation, artistic vision, and the challenge of bringing Elena Ferrante’s celebrated Neapolitan world to the screen.
My Brilliant Friend is a sweeping portrait of friendship, class, and female identity, set against the backdrop of post-war Naples. Across four seasons, the series follows the intense and evolving relationship between Lenù and Lila - a bond shaped as much by deep affection as by rivalry, ambition, and the struggle to break free from one’s origins.
Saverio Constanzo, who created and wrote the series and directed the first two seasons, has shaped its distinctive tone and visual language. In conversation with Lone Scherfig, he will share how he approached the challenge of turning Elena Ferrante’s characters, conflicts and unique atmosphere into compelling television. The session will focus on Saverio’s conceptualising and collaboration with producers, cowriters and H.O.D.s.
Join us as Saverio Constanzo takes us inside the countless decisions behind making one of the most ambitious, complex and moving literary adaptations on contemporary television.