'My Brilliant Friend': Who will Lila approach to put an end to Marcello's relentless proposal?
The drama continues as Lila remains ruthless about her rejection of Marcello's proposal while Marcello is equally determined to make Lila accept his proposal. Starring Margherita Mazzucco (as Elena/Lenu) and Gaia Girace (as Raffaella/Lila), the Saverio Costanzo-created show 'My Brilliant Friend' is set against the dangerous but fascinating Naples, Italy, in the 1950s.
The show follows the plight of two young girls whose friendship is put to the test not just by the feud in the neighborhood between the rich and the poor, but also how the brilliance of one friend is perceived as a threat to the intellect of the other friend.
HBO's adaptation of Elena Ferrante's first book in the Neapolitan series has seen Lila, Lenu's best friend who often acts as her foil, overcome all obstacles that have come in her way to becoming a successful rich woman. She avoided Lenu when she went off to school and concentrated on her novel which she had earlier claimed would get them enough money to run away from the stingy neighborhood.