Boris (2007)
Boris is an Italian television series created by Luca Manzi and Carlo Mazzotta, initially produced from 2007 to 2010, with a revival season premiered in 2022. The show 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.
- Luca Manzi
- Giacomo Ciarrapico
- Mattia Torre
Stars:
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Episode 1 - My first day
Release Date: 2007-04-16An aspiring director arrives on set for his first day and is faced with staffing issues, creative disagreements, and self-centered actors.
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Episode 2 - The Count's ring
Release Date: 2007-04-16Sergio forces Alessandro to sign documents that strip him of all his rights, and the excellent performance of a stage actor casts the cast in a bad light.
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Episode 3 - The climber of the Andes
Release Date: 2007-04-23One of the actors in the cast looks nothing like the photograph released by his agency and a Peruvian boy tries to sneak in among the extras.
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Episode 4 - Quality or death
Release Date: 2007-04-30To impress a director friend, René shoots the day's scenes with a steadycam, meanwhile Biascica asks Alessandro for advice on love matters.
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Episode 5 - A+B=C
Release Date: 2007-05-07The network hopes to boost ratings with a new character's raunchy jokes, just when Corinna may be forced to leave the series.
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Episode 6 - Like Lars von Trier
Release Date: 2007-05-14While a fan visit creates tension on the set, René directs Stanis and Corinna in an awkward nude scene.
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Episode 7 - When a man feels the end
Release Date: 2007-05-21During some night scenes, the cast ended up getting drunk on the limoncello sent by the network director, causing several problems during filming.
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Episode 8 - Merry Christmas
Release Date: 2007-05-28Alfredo replaces René, who is struggling with gastric problems, while Stanis' father takes advantage of his son's fame to get a part.
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Episode 9 - A matter of principle
Release Date: 2007-06-04To appease the pro-Catholic press, René has to reshoot a scene featuring an abortion, while Duccio discovers that someone has taken the money from his jacket.
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Episode 10 - The jeweler
Release Date: 2007-06-11While filming is interrupted due to Corinna, Davide is worried about the low turnout of journalists at the press conference.
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Episode 11 - Exit strategy
Release Date: 2007-06-18After the first episode aired, the cast and crew eagerly awaited the ratings results, and René shot a short film about ants.
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Episode 12 - A special day
Release Date: 2007-06-25While René is in Milan to introduce some actors to an advertising agency, the assistant director and the director of photography swap roles.
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Episode 13 - Stanis must not die
Release Date: 2007-07-02The series is suspended due to low ratings, so René has to remove all the cast members from the scene in the final episode and Boris is not feeling well.
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Episode 14 - The last episode
Release Date: 2007-07-09While the budget forces the production to shoot the final episode in just two days, everyone is anxious to find out whether the series will be canceled or not.