| Genres: | Drama, European, Documentary |
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[HBO] HBO series about two young friends whose stormy relationship evolves amidst the backdrop of post-WWII Italy.
Series premiere. The disappearance of her old friend, Lila Cerrullo, causes 60-year-old author Elena Greco to reflect on the early days of their friendship in 1950s Naples, when Elena and Lila are two very different girls at the top of their class. When the girls discover the underground lair of Don Achille, a criminal figure who controls the neighborhood, they decide to confront him, facing their fears together and laying the cornerstone of a lasting friendship and rivalry.
As fourth grade draws to an end, Elena and Lila fight with their families for the chance to continue their education. Later, a trip out of town becomes a day Elena will never forget, and a death changes things in the neighborhood forever.
Elena fortsetter studiene, men sliter med å få gode karakterer. Lila har begynt å jobbe i farens skomakerforretning. Hun hjelper Elena med latinen og stjeler alles oppmerksomhet når det blir kjent at hun har lest flest bøker av alle på biblioteket.
Lila vokser seg til en vakker ung kvinne, og alle guttene i egnen faller for henne. Selv Marcello Solara, som hun avviser bestemt, og Stefano Carracci, som er svært ulik faren sin. Elena blir sammen med en klassekamerat, men hun drømmer om Nino Sarratore.
Elena slår opp med Gino. Lila designer et originalt, moderne par sko sammen med broren. Men faren har ingen planer om å støtte henne. Marcello er forelsket i henne og utkonkurrerer først Rino, så Fernando Cerullo, før han frir til Lila.
On the island of Ischia, Elena runs into the Sarratore family, reigniting her childhood crush on Nino, who is at odds with his father, the charming Donato. Back in Naples, Lila's resistance to Marcello's pressing courtship reaches a breaking point. On the day of Elena's 15th birthday, an unexpected encounter leaves her shaken.
