Elena Ferrante on Film

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Product Description 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. Olga's life is shattered when her husband abandons her. This prompts her to fall into a period of self-degradation and self-destructive behaviour. The attractive forty-something mother of two, was still very much in love with her husband, but he became restless and distant, and eventually left her for a younger woman. At first Olga is in denial and tries to win him back, but when she sees him with his new love, who turns out to be a friend's daughter, she flies into a rage. Having to face the truth, she falls into a deep depression, oblivious to the attentions she receives from Dominic, a musician who lives downstairs. Adapted from the novel by Elena Ferrante 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