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This interview focuses on Laura Muccino and Sara Casani, who are two of Italian television’s most important casting directors. In particular, the interview discusses their experiences of casting non-professionals, paying attention to Muccino and Casani’s intricate casting process in series like L’amica geniale/My Brilliant Friend (2018–2024) or Gomorra—La serie/Gomorrah (2014–2021), where they were given strict parameters from showrunners. It also addresses the process of casting children and adolescents and touches upon the question of the gendered labour of the casting profession, given that the vast majority of casting directors are women.

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“Indeed There Is Magic in Casting” An Interview with Sara Casani and Laura Muccino

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    2026年

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This interview focuses on Laura Muccino and Sara Casani, who are two of Italian television’s most important casting directors. In particular, the interview discusses their experiences of casting non-professionals, paying attention to Muccino and Casani’s intricate casting process in series like L’amica geniale/My Brilliant Friend (2018–2024) or Gomorra—La serie/Gomorrah (2014–2021), where they were given strict parameters from showrunners. It also addresses the process of casting children and adolescents and touches upon the question of the gendered labour of the casting profession, given that the vast majority of casting directors are women.