The Days of Abandonment in Sydney
Maggie Betts, writer-director of HBOs film adaptation of The Days of Abandonment has arrived in Sydney, after announcing Australia as the filming location on Instagram. The production, which stars Natalie Portman (also Executive Producer), Rafe Spall (Long Story Short) and Mary-Louise Parker is based on Elena Ferrante’s 2002 novel of the same name. As reported by Deadline, Portman plays Tess, who is “a woman who abandoned her own dreams for a stable home life,” but when “abandoned by her husband, her world is thrown off its axis.” It promises to be “a visceral, no-holds-barred journey into the mind of a woman in crisis that confronts the norms of motherhood and female identity as Tess traverses the darkest reaches of her own psyche.”
Submissions have been happening this week, best of luck to everyone who has been submitted so far.
