Elena Ferrante: ‘Maggie Gyllenhaal is filming one of my books. It’s her story to tell now'
theguardian.com
Iwould never say to a woman director, “This is my book, this is my perspective. If you want to make a film, you have to stick to it.” I wouldn’t say anything, even if she systematically betrayed my text, even if she wanted to use it simply as a launch pad for her own creative impulse.