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Netflix
Sofia Coppola, Wes Anderson and David Fincher are included in the Venice Film Festival 2023 lineup, which takes a stranger vibe than usual. Here are 10 movies we're excited for
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TV
The excellent and gorgeous TV adaptation of the Elena Ferrante books is coming to a close with a whole new cast
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TV
The last four episodes of My Brilliant Friend see Elena's long trail to freedom, as her past returns to both haunt and liberate her
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TV
In episodes 3 and 4, Elena (Margherita Mazzucco) continues to care for Lila (Gaia Girace), pays Gigliola (Rosaria Langellotto) a crushing visit, and hits writer's block
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Cinema
From the new Sparks musical Annette, starring Adam Driver, to the thrice-delayed Bond movie No Time To Die with Daniel Craig, here's a list of great films coming in September
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TV
The story jumps ahead to three years in the future, as Elena (Margherita Mazzucco) prepares to graduate from her course in Pisa. She hasn't visited Naples in over a year
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TV
My Brilliant Friend now examines the pains of unrequited love as Elena (Margherita Mazzucco) is made to bear the rising romance between Lila (Gaia Girace) and Nino (Francesco Serpico)
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TV
Elena (Margherita Mazzucco) tries to upgrade herself into the Neapolitan intelligentsia while trying to score with Nino (Francesco Serpico), which threatens her friendship with Lila (Gaia Girace)
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TV
In BBC Two's The Name of the Rose, John Turturro stars as Guglielmo da Baskerville, a 14th-century Franciscan friar who investigates a series of murders in an isolated monastery
Tried and Tested
Theatre
A muscular performance from Jude Law isn't enough to ignite Ivo van Hove's stage adaptation of the classic film about charm, passion and murder
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Classical Music
A virtuosic Russian piano concerto is performed with music by the great instrumentalists' countrymen
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Visual Arts
For the love of trees... this Giuseppe Penone London exhibition explores man's place in the natural world
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Visual Arts
Italy comes to London: Missoni exhibition weaves a fashion masterpiece at the Fashion and Textile Museum
We love
Rustle up this courgette carbonara linguine from Rachel Roddy's new cookbook Five Quarters
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Cinema
New documentary about the Siena Palio Horse Race is an exhilarating hurtle into an ancient tradition of bloodlust and brutality.