Elena Ferrante on Film

Product Description

**NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NORTH AMERICA**
**THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION OF FEATURE FILMS ADAPTED FROM NOVELS WRITTEN BY BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, ELENA FERRANTE (MY BRILLIANT FRIEND)**
**2-DISC DOUBLE FEATURE WITH A TON OF BONUSES**
TROUBLING LOVE SYNOPSIS: What happened to Amalia? Who was with her the night she died? Her daughter Delia is saddened by the news, but not surprised. She considers her mother to be a disgrace even before she hears of the sordid circumstances of her death. Delia travels home to Naples for the funeral and tries to piece together her mother’s recent life. By doing so, she starts to confront her childhood memories that shaped their family history. Based on the novel by best-selling author Elena Ferrante.
THE DAYS OF ABANDONMENT SYNOPSIS: Olga’s life is shattered when her husband abandons her, prompting her to fall into a period of self-degradation and self-destructive behaviors. Based on the novel by best-selling author Elena Ferrante.
Bonus Features include:
32-page booklet containing Elena Ferrante’s letters and script notes about the films (excerpted from Frantumaglia: A Writer’s Journey, published by Europa Editions, 2016); Interviews with Troubling Love director Mario Martone, actress Anna Bonaiuto, and producer Andrea Occhipinti; The Days of Abandonment: Interview Special featurette; Elena and the Books featurette.

Review

NOMINATED – Palme d’Or – Cannes Film Festival
NOMINATED – Golden Lion – Venice Film Festival
WINNER – Best Director – David di Donatello Awards
WINNER – Best Supporting Actress – David di Donatello Awards
WINNER – Special Jury Award – Golden Globes, Italy
WINNER – Best Screenplay – Golden Globes, Italy
WINNER – Silver Hugo for Best Actress – Chicago Int’l. Film Festival
WINNER – Special Jury Prize – Chicago Int’l. Film Festival —

Both [
The Days of Abandonment and
Troubling Love] are tour de forces, and harrowing tours of a feminine psyche under siege. –The Seattle Times