Troubling Love
Elena Ferrante on Film • Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
What happened to Amalia? Who was with her the night she died? Her daughter Delia is saddened bythe 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 Elena Ferrante.
DIRECTED BY MARIO MARTONE
ITALY | 1995 | ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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