Ferrante Fever
Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: March 8, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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5
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Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 25, 2019
In avoiding the “Big Question,” and not really substituting enough of the writing, plotting and characters to give us a clear picture of her talent or make the documentary more compelling, we wonder if the fact that we don’t know who she is might be the secret to her appeal. Read full review
60
The GuardianLeslie FelperinMay 17, 2019
Technically this is competent if not remarkable film-making. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 8, 2019
Giacomo Durzi's aptly titled documentary Ferrante Fever delivers a fan-friendly examination of the novelist and her works, and what it lacks in depth it more than makes up for with enthusiasm. Read full review
58
Original-CinLiam LaceyJul 3, 2019
There are a few problems with Giacomo Durzi’s documentary, Ferrante Fever. The worst is that it’s mundane in the making, a talking heads and clips assemblage with a constantly breathless tone. The second is that betrays the entire idea of putting the work ahead of the literary cult: The film gives us neither the author in person, nor her writing, except in brief clips, read in voice-over by an actor. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMar 28, 2019
A biography may have been impossible, but in spotlighting a writer who leaves no emotion or thought unexamined, this documentary won’t satisfy devotees hoping for a dive as deep as those their beloved author can produce. Read full review
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The New York TimesJennifer SzalaiMar 7, 2019
It’s an anodyne fan flick that casts only furtive glances in Ferrante’s direction, as if the filmmaker, Giacomo Durzi, were a reverential subject who doesn’t dare to make eye contact with the queen. Read full review
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