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in 2021. ''Boris'' brings to the stage the behind the scenes of a television set where a troupe is shooting ''Gli occhi del cuore 2'' (''The eyes of the heart 2''), a satirical portrait of the many fictions airing on the Italian TV networks. The series consists of 3 seasons and a movie for the cinema, '' Boris: The Film'', released in 2011. The series was aired in premiere vision in Italy by the satellite channels FOX and FX, and subsequently on

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and Rai 3. The series is now on

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Plot

The show starts with Alessandro arriving on the set where the TV show ''Gli occhi del cuore 2'' (''The eyes of the heart 2'') is being shot as the new intern of direction. As soon as he arrives, he finds out that the world of the television is not like what he had imagined. In command of the crew there's René Ferretti, a director who gave up on quality content and shoots fictions of poor level. In addition to the members of the crew there are the actors, Stanis and Corinna, who are the protagonists of the fiction. Through Alessandro we see the making of the fiction, with its various problems and unexpected events and always at risk of being shut down.

Revival

After various speculations, on February 16, 2021, during the press conference dedicated to the launch of the Star section of

, a fourth season of '' Boris '' is announced, consisting of 6 episodes lasting 30 minutes each, published as '' Star Original ''. During the presentation, the return of the historical cast was confirmed, which this time will be grappling with the world of '' streaming '' and '' social '' platforms. The new season will be produced by Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment, a subsidiary of

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Cast

Main

*Alessandro Tiberi (seasons 1-4) as Alessandro, the direction's intern. *

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(seasons 1-4) as René Ferretti, the director. *

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(seasons 1-3) as Arianna Dell'Arti, the first assistant director. *

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(seasons 1-3) as Stanis La Rochelle, the male lead in ''Gli occhi del cuore''. * Carolina Crescentini (seasons 1-2, 4, season 3 as guest) as Corinna Negri, the female lead in ''Gli occhi del cuore''. *Roberta Fiorentini (seasons 1-4) as Itala, the script supervisor. * Ninni Bruschetta (seasons 1-4) as Duccio Patanè, the director of photography. *Paolo Calabresi (seasons 1-4) as Augusto Biascica, the chief electrician. *

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(seasons 1-4) as Diego Lopez, the network executive. *Alberto Di Stasio (seasons 1-4) as Sergio Vannucci, the production manager. *Carlo De Ruggieri (seasons 1-4) as Lorenzo, the enslaved intern. *Ilaria Stivali (seasons 1-2, season 3 as guest) as Gloria Spalloni, the makeup artist. *Luca Amorosino (seasons 1-4) as Alfredo, the assistant director. *Valerio Aprea, Massimo De Lorenzo and Andrea Sartoretti (seasons 1-4) as the screenwriters. *Eugenia Costantini (season 2, 3-4 as guest) as Cristina Avola Burkstaller, an actress in the TV drama ''Gli occhi del cuore''. * Karin Proia (seasons 2-3) as Karin, an actress in the TV drama ''Gli occhi del cuore''. *Angelica Leo (season 3, 4 as guest) as Fabiana Hassler, René's daughter and actress in ''Medical Dimension''. *Anna Calabresi (season 4) as Lalla, the new intern. *Andrea Lintozzi (season 4) as Fabio, the new slave.

Recurring

* Arnaldo Ninchi as Dottor Cane, the President of the Network (seasons 1-3) *

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as Orlando Serpentieri, an actor in ''Gli occhi del cuore'' (season 1) *

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as Nando Martellone, a comedian and actor in ''Gli occhi del cuore'' (seasons 1-2) *

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as Mario La Rochelle, Stanis' father and aspiring actor in ''Gli Occhi del cuore'' (season 1) *

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as Verena, an actress in ''Gli occhi del cuore'' (season 1) *

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as Elena, Alessandro's girlfriend (seasons 1-2) * Giorgio Tirabassi as Glauco Benetti, director and René's friend (seasons 1-3) *

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as Mariano Giusti, actor in ''Gli occhi del cuore'' (season 2) *Corrado Guzzanti as Father Gabrielli, shady priest and Mariano's agent (season 2) *Emanuela Grimalda as Biascica's psychoanalyst (season 2) * Valentina Lodovini as Jasmine, an actress in ''Medical Dimension'' (season 3) * Filippo Timi as Bruno Staffa, the medical consultant for ''Medical Dimension'' (season 3) *

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as Valerio, an actor in ''Medical Dimension'' (season 3) *Alessio Praticò as Angelo, an extra in ''Life of Jesus'' (season 4)

Guests

*Trio Medusa as the hosts of ''La casa senza bagno'' (season 2) * Alessandro Mannarino as the actor playing a nurse in ''Medical Dimension'' (season 3) * Jane Alexander as a spectator at the Rome Fiction Fest (season 3) *

Laura Morante Laura Morante (born 21 August 1956) is an Italian film actress. Life and career Morante was born in Santa Fiora, province of Grosseto ( Tuscany), the daughter of lawyer and playwright Marcello Morante, who was the son of Irma (née Poggibonsi) ...

as a housewife (season 3) *

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as himself in ''Medical Dimension'' (season 3) *

Paolo Sorrentino Paolo Sorrentino (; born 31 May 1970) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. His 2013 film ''The Great Beauty'' won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the Bafta Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In Italy he was honour ...

as himself (season 3) *

Walter Veltroni Walter Veltroni (; born 3 July 1955) is an Italian writer, film director, journalist, and politician, who served as the first leader of the Democratic Party within the centre-left opposition, until his resignation on 17 February 2009. He serve ...

as himself (season 4) *

Fabrizio Gifuni Fabrizio Gifuni (born 16 July 1966) is an Italian stage, film and television actor. He won two Silver Ribbons and a David di Donatello Award. Life and career Born in Rome, the son of the politician Gaetano, Gifuni enrolled at the Silvio D'Amic ...

as Pierfrancesco Favino disguised as Fabrizio Gifuni (season 4)

References

External links

Official Site
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