Film Movement spotlights ELENA FERRANTE ON FILM (Review)

Film Movement's two-disc set features two of enigmatic best-selling Italian author Elena Ferrante's novels about women in psychological and emotional crisis.  In THE DAYS OF ABANDONMENT, Olga's life falls to pieces and her sanity erodes after her husband walks out on her for another woman.  In TROUBLING LOVE, Delia returns to city of Naples to find answers to questions she has surrounding the mystery of her mother's death.

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ELENA FERRANTE ON FILM Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (The Days of Abandonment):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 widescreen
• Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1
• Optional English Subtitles
• "Elena and the Books" TV special
• Behind the Scenes
• Trailers
• Disc Two (Troubling Love):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen
• Italian LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
• Interview with actress Anna Bonaiuto
• Interview with director Mario Martone
• Interview with producer Andrea Occhipinti
• Trailers
• 32-page booklet featuring letters and script notes between the author and the directors, an interview, and introduction by Giancarlo Lombardi.