Don't be put off by the foreign language, it's a must see.
For one thing, this series is beautifully shot in the backdrop of the 1950s and the changing decades that follow. Every detail of those eras is done just right.
And second, this series is about so much more than friendship. In fact some might hesitate to call it a friendship. Elena Ferrante's writing is interwoven beautifully into the series to portray the secret thoughts about relationships that people don't dare say out loud.
It is also about poverty, emancipation of not just women but of everyone. It's about crime, the Camorra mafia. And it portrays the mafia in a very different but real light. And finally, it is about changing times.
For one thing, this series is beautifully shot in the backdrop of the 1950s and the changing decades that follow. Every detail of those eras is done just right.
And second, this series is about so much more than friendship. In fact some might hesitate to call it a friendship. Elena Ferrante's writing is interwoven beautifully into the series to portray the secret thoughts about relationships that people don't dare say out loud.
It is also about poverty, emancipation of not just women but of everyone. It's about crime, the Camorra mafia. And it portrays the mafia in a very different but real light. And finally, it is about changing times.