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Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe full ensemble cast of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s star-studded drama “The Lost Daughter” has come into focus, as the film has just successfully wrapped production in Greece.Ed Harris and “The Haunting of Hill House” breakout star Oliver Jackson-Cohen are among the additions to film, Variety has learned exclusively, adapted from the acclaimed novel by Elena Ferrante.

Normal People star Paul Mescal has landed his next film role.Mescal will appear alongside Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson and more in The Lost Daughter, the directorial debut of Maggie Gyllenhaal.The new film will be based on Elena Ferrante’s 2006 book of the same name, and Mescal has now come on board for the movie, which also features Jessie Buckley, Peter Sarsgaard and more, as The Hollywood Reporter notes.The official synopsis for The Lost Daughter reads: “When her daughters leave home, Leda

Peter Sarsgaard.It’s not clear yet which part the Kildare actor has taken on but the film is based on Elena Ferrante’s critically acclaimed book of the same name and has Maggie Gyllenhaal at the helm as director.The adaptation marks The Dark Knight actress’s directorial debut and Paul Mescal’s first feature film.As The Hollywood Reporter exclusively broke the news of his role, Paul took to Twitter to tell fans how thrilled her was to be joining the cast writing: ‘I’m a very excited boy!’His fans

NEW YORK -- Five highlights of the fall books season, from literary fiction to topical non-fiction: Elena Ferrante, “The Lying Life of Adults” — The Italian author has become an international favorite through her “Neapolitan Quartet,” including “My Brilliant Friend” and “The Story of the Child.” Her new novel, translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein, is the story of a teenager who learns the truth of grownup dishonesty, a plot that fits well with Ferrante's stated beliefs that writing

Marisa Tomei is lending her voice for Elena Ferrante's upcoming novel, The Lying Life of Adults. The Academy-Award winning actress is making her debut in the audiobook world with the narration of the novel set to be released on Sept.

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The premise of My Brilliant Friend — both Elena Ferrante's celebrated Neapolitan Novels and the Italian TV adaptation thereof — is largely sociological. Two girls in midcentury Naples, gifted with intellect and ambition, diverge dramatically in their paths when one, Elena (Margherita Mazzucco), is permitted to continue her formal education, and the other, Lila (Gaia Girace), is forced to end hers after elementary school.

In venturing out of the Luzzatti quarter of Naples where most of the first season of “My Brilliant Friend” is set, the second season, subtitled “The Story of a New Name,” breaks new ground in several ways that are key to understanding the show’s overall vision and ambitious aesthetic scope.

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