The show about making shows that became the show everyone in Italian TV secretly watched.
38 minSeason 4 • Episode 8
LatestIt is the last day of shooting. Will René finally succeed in shooting his masterpiece?
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.
Acting
Pannofino's René is a masterpiece of desperate creative exhaustion.
Writing
Razor-sharp dialogue that weaponizes Italian TV clichés against themselves.
Production
Intentionally ugly 'Gli occhi del cuore' within the gorgeous actual show.
Creators
Carlo Mazzotta, Luca Manzi
Francesco Pannofino
René Ferretti
Alessandro Tiberi
Alessandro
Pietro Sermonti
Stanis La Rochelle
Carolina Crescentini
Corinna Negri
Caterina Guzzanti
Arianna Dell'Arti
Antonio Catania
Diego Lopez
Antonino Bruschetta
Duccio Patanè
Paolo Calabresi
Augusto Biascica
Alberto Di Stasio
Sergio Vannucci
Carlo Luca De Ruggieri
Lorenzo
Luca Amorosino
Alfredo
Valerio Aprea
Sceneggiatore 1
Massimo De Lorenzo
Sceneggiatore 2
Andrea Sartoretti
Sceneggiatore 3
Andrea Lintozzi
Fabio
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Boris became so influential that 'Boris' entered Italian slang for any chaotic, compromised production environment.
Real Italian TV stars cameo as themselves, often playing exaggerated versions who hate the fictional show-within-the-show — blurring reality until even the cast reportedly got confused.
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