My Brilliant Friend

Adaptations

Several of Ferrante's novels have been turned into films and series. Troubling Love (L'amore molesto) became the feature film Nasty Love directed by Mario Martone, while The Days of Abandonment (I giorni dell'abbandono) became a film of the same title directed by Roberto Faenza.

The Lost Daughter, the 2021 directorial debut film of Maggie Gyllenhaal, starring Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson and Jessie Buckley, is based on the novel of the same name.

In 2016, it was reported that a 32-part television series inspired by the Neapolitan Novels was in the works, co-produced by the Italian producer Wildside for Fandango Productions, with screenwriting led by the writer Francesco Piccolo.[41] In September 2018, the first two episodes of the renamed My Brilliant Friend, an Italian and Neapolitan-language miniseries co-produced by American premium cable network HBO and Italian networks RAI and TIMvision,[42] were aired at the Venice Film Festival.[43] HBO started airing the complete eight episode miniseries, focusing on the first book in The Neapolitan Novels, in November 2018.[42] The second series of eight episodes was aired in 2020. Season Three, also consisting of eight episodes, showed on Rai and HBO in early 2022.

On 12 May 2020, Netflix announced a drama series based on The Lying Life of Adults.[44][45] The series of the same name was released by Netflix in January 2023.[46]

Film adaptations

  • Nasty Love, directed by Mario Mortone, 1995.
  • The Days of Abandonment, directed by Roberto Faenza, 2005.
  • The Lost Daughter, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, 2021.

TV shows

  • My Brilliant Friend, created by Saverio Costanzo, 2018–present.
  • The Lying Life of Adults, created by Edoardo De Angelis, 2023.

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