PETER NICHOLS' 'THE ROCKS'
TOM HARPER TO ADAPT INTO TELEVISION SERIES
While we wait for the second season of The Durrells to begin at British ITV, two new Mediterranean set mini series are to enter 
production. Tom Harper, who turned the depths of War And Peace into lemonade last year, is to direct small screen adaptation of Peter Nichols' best seller THE ROCKS for Entertainment One!
production. Tom Harper, who turned the depths of War And Peace into lemonade last year, is to direct small screen adaptation of Peter Nichols' best seller THE ROCKS for Entertainment One!
Published in 2015, it is set on the Mediterranean island of
Mallorca, a love story and a mystery, told in reverse. It begins in the
present day with the death of an older married couple who fall from one
of the island’s many cliffs after an argument. The story then rewinds
through time following the intertwined lives of the duo and their
families over the course of half a century.
'MY BRILLIANT FRIEND' SAGA
BECOMES RAI & HBO TV SERIES
Italian broadcaster RAI, that brought us Medici: Masters of Florence last year, has teamed up with HBO on eight part series MY BRILLIANT FRIEND based on the best selling book by 
Elena Ferrante. It will be shot in Italian with English subs for USA.
Elena Ferrante. It will be shot in Italian with English subs for USA.
MY BRILLIANT FRIEND is a story about the strength of female
friendship. When the most important friend in her life seems to have
disappeared without a trace, Elena Greco, a now elderly woman immersed
in a house full of books, turns on her computer and starts writing the
story of their friendship. She met Raffaella Cerullo, whom she has
always called Lila, in primary school in 1950. Set in a dangerous and
fascinating Naples, their story thus begins and goes on to cover over 60
years of their lives, trying to describe the mystery of Lila, Elena’s
brilliant friend and, in a way, her worst enemy.
My Brilliant Friend sounds like an interesting series. Girl friendships, especially ones that span that many years, can be rewarding, but definitely complicated at times.
ReplyDeleteI've never succeeded in keeping a friendship that long :( The longest was about ten years before they start getting on me nerves
DeletePeople get on me nerves too ...
Deletesome of us are not meant for being with other people :)
DeleteI've only had one last that long, wish my bestie of 20 years. We started off seriously hating each other, almost coming to blows a few times before we realized we were just meant to be friends. I'd stab someone in the neck if they ever hurt her now. We don't see each other all the time, date night once a month with our hubs and beach days here and there in the summer. Maybe the key to a lasting friendship is to space it out so you don't have the chance to annoy each other?
Deletethat could be the recipe :) Although, I do wish I had a best friend with whom I'd share life on a daily basis.
DeleteSome day dahlink. Never lose hope ♥
Deletehopefully before I die
DeleteMy Brilliant friend sounds intriguing. The Rocks is quite a mean title. That old couple literally hit those with this story. Ouch.
ReplyDeleteyes, it certainly wasn't whiskey that was on the rocks....
DeleteOh, I'm so glad to see something set in Mallorca. What a nice change from all those long-ago tales of kings and queens set in chilly Great Britain.
ReplyDeletenot that we don't love them historic tales
DeleteA friend who is in fact your worst enemy.... Let me think.... Mongo.
ReplyDeletewe all have them
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