''Ferrante Fever'' is a documentary film about Italian writer

Elena Ferrante Elena Ferrante () is a pseudonymous Italian novelist. Ferrante's books, originally published in Italian, have been translated into many languages. Her four-book series of '' Neapolitan Novels'' are her most widely known works. ''Time'' magazine ...

, directed by Giacomo Durzi.

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 47% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 4.5/10. According to

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, which assigned a weighted average score of 52 out of 100 based on 6 critics, the film received "mixed or average reviews". Leslie Felperin of ''

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'' called it an "enticing portrayal".

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'' wrote, "''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". ''The Times''s chief film critic

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panned the film in his 1-star review, writing, "The overall impression is of a clueless film toadying up to an uninterested novelist". Robert Abele of the ''

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'' noticed that the film was "unlikely to satisfy your literary curiosity". Andrew Lapin of

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criticized the film for having "almost no narrative structure, which is not the sort of thing you want to say about anything associated with the biggest name in modern fiction".

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'' deemed the film "bland", concluding, "It quickly becomes clear that the time it takes to sit through this padded mash note would be better spent immersed in Ferrante's mesmerizing work instead".

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* 2017 documentary films 2017 films Elena Ferrante Italian documentary films Documentary films about writers Rai Cinema films 2010s English-language films English-language Italian films 2010s Italian films English-language documentary films {{2010s-Italy-film-stub