story; even the author admits that he should have mentioned Ferrante's relationship to Gina earlier in the story). Adaptations An opera on the subject, with libretto by Armand Lunel and music by Henri Sauguet, was premiered in Paris in 1939. The novel was filmed in 1948, directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Gérard Philipe as Fabricio, Maria Casares as Gina Sanseverina, and Renée Faure as Clelia Conti. Bernardo Bertolucci claimed to have based his 1964 film Prima della rivoluzione (Before the Revolution) on the novel. In 1981, the novel was turned into a TV series, , directed by Mauro Bolognini, an Italian-French-German co-production. In 2012, a joint Italian-French TV miniseries was directed by Cinzia Th. Torrini. References External links The Charterhouse of Parma, available at Internet Archive (in French) The Charterhouse of Parma, audio version 1839 novels French historical novels Novels by Stendhal Novels set in Milan Novels set during the Napoleonic Wars Works about the Battle of Waterloo Cultural depictions of Napoleon Parma French novels adapted into films French novels adapted into television shows Novels adapted into operas