‘My Brilliant Friend’ Filmmaker Saverio Costanzo On Collaborating With The “Very Tough” Elena Ferrante & Why He Believes It Would Be Impossible To Make The HBO Series In 2025 — Thessaloniki
“She’s very strong, but she’s never conservative,” Italian filmmaker Saverio Costanzo concluded this morning during a Q&A at Thessaloniki when asked about his enigmatic countrywoman Elena Ferrante, whose acclaimed Neopolitan novels he adapted to create the popular series My Brilliant Friend. Costanzo co-wrote all 34 episodes of the HBO series. He directed the entire first…