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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIn 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.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckGiacomo 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.
- 60The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinTechnically this is competent if not remarkable film-making.
- 58Original-CinLiam LaceyOriginal-CinLiam LaceyThere 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.
- 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.
- 50Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleA 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.