''The Days of Abandonment'' ( it, I giorni dell'abbandono} is a film of 2005 by

Roberto Faenza Roberto Faenza (born 21 February 1943) is an Italian film director. Born in Turin in 1943, Faenza received a degree in Political Science and a diploma at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Career Faenza made his directing debut in 1968 ...

, set in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

, based on the novel ''

The Days of Abandonment ''The Days of Abandonment'' is a 2002 Italian novel by Elena Ferrante first published in English in 2005, translated by Ann Goldstein and published by Europa Editions. The novel tells the story of an Italian woman living in Turin whose husband a ...

'' by

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 ...

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 musician (

Goran Bregović Goran Bregović (born 22 March 1950) is a recording artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Slavic-speaking countries in the Balkans, and is one of the few former Yug ...

) 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.

Cast

Margherita Buy Margherita Buy (born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and seven-time Nastro d'argento winner. Overview After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her b ...

: Olga *

Luca Zingaretti Luca Zingaretti (; born 11 November 1961) is an Italian actor and film director, known for playing Salvo Montalbano in the '' Inspector Montalbano'' mystery series based on the character and novels created by Andrea Camilleri. Zingaretti is a na ...

: Mario *

Goran Bregovic Goran may refer to: Ethnic groups *Gorane, or Goran, an ethnic group of northern Africa *Goran (Kurdish tribe), an ethnic group of the Middle East *Gorani (ethnic group), an ethnic group of the southeastern Europe Other uses *Göran, a Swedis ...

: Damian * Alessia Goria: Mendicante * Gea Lionello: Lea *

Gaia Bermani Amaral Gaia Bermani Amaral (born 16 September 1980) is a Brazilian-Italian actress, model and television presenter. Life and career Born in São Paulo, the daughter of a Brazilian fashion photographer and an Italian model, at young age Bermani Amara ...

: Carla *

Sara Santostasi Sara Santostasi (born 24 January 1993) is an Italian actress, singer and dancer. She was one of the contestants in seventh series of ''Ballando con le Stelle ''Ballando con le Stelle'' is the Italian version of the ''Strictly Come Dancing'' / ...

: Ilaria * Simone Della Croce: Gianni

Awards

The film has received five nominations for several awards: *

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

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) *

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

2005 (Best directing)

External links

Official site
* Italian drama films 2005 films Films directed by Roberto Faenza Films scored by Goran Bregović 2000s Italian films Films based on works by Elena Ferrante {{2000s-Italy-film-stub