I giorni dell'abbandono
Encyclopedia
I giorni dell'abbandono is a film
of 2005 by Roberto Faenza
, set in Turin, based on the novel by Elena Ferrante
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(Goran Bregović
) that moves something in her. After a descent into hell and eventual rise from despair, Olga lives an insight that makes her realize that she was not losing her mind for the lost love but discovers the meaning of losing her dignity and being imprisoned in a single role, which she must break in order to enjoy life.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
of 2005 by Roberto Faenza
Roberto Faenza
Roberto Faenza is an Italian film director.Born in Turin in 1943, Roberto Faenza received a degree in Political Science and a diploma at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia....
, set in Turin, based on the novel by Elena Ferrante
Elena Ferrante
Elena Ferrante is an Italian writer.She is an extremely reclusive writer and as such not much is known of her true identity or her current location. It has been postured that Ferrante is in fact a pen name for the male Italian writer Domenico Starnone. There is much speculation as to this on...
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Synopsis
Olga (Buy), literary translator, wife and mother of two is suddenly abandoned by her husband (Zingaretti) for a younger woman. With this she enters into a painful lapse that turns into despair that brings her to sleep and food deprivation. She encounters a neighbour musicianMusician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
(Goran Bregović
Goran Bregovic
Goran Bregović is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Balkans. He currently splits his time between Paris and Belgrade, where he settled down during the Yugoslav Wars.Bregović has composed for such varied artists as Iggy Pop and Cesária Évora...
) that moves something in her. After a descent into hell and eventual rise from despair, Olga lives an insight that makes her realize that she was not losing her mind for the lost love but discovers the meaning of losing her dignity and being imprisoned in a single role, which she must break in order to enjoy life.
Awards
The film has received five nominations for several awards:- David di Donatello 2006 (Best music and best original composer)
- Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani 2006 (Best Actor in a Main role and Best Actress in a main role)
- Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia 2005 (Best directing)