). ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁poor ly ▁introduced ▁plot ▁elements ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁poet - band it - ass ass in ▁Fer ran te ▁who ▁suddenly ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁story ; ▁even ▁the ▁author ▁adm its ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁have ▁mentioned ▁Fer ran te ' s ▁relationship ▁to ▁G ina ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁story ). ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁ ▁An ▁opera ▁on ▁the ▁subject , ▁with ▁libre tto ▁by ▁Arm and ▁L un el ▁and ▁music ▁by ▁Henri ▁Sau gu et , ▁was ▁premier ed ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁directed ▁by ▁Christian - J aque ▁and ▁st arring ▁G ér ard ▁Phili pe ▁as ▁Fab ric io , ▁Maria ▁Cas ares ▁as ▁G ina ▁San se ver ina , ▁and ▁Ren ée ▁Fa ure ▁as ▁Cle lia ▁Cont i . ▁ ▁Bern ardo ▁Bert ol ucci ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁based ▁his ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁film ▁Prima ▁della ▁riv ol uzione ▁( Before ▁the ▁Revolution ) ▁on ▁the ▁novel . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁novel ▁was ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁TV ▁series , ▁, ▁directed ▁by ▁Mau ro ▁Bolog n ini , ▁an ▁Italian - F rench - G erman ▁co - production . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁joint ▁Italian - F rench ▁TV ▁min is eries ▁ ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Cin zia ▁Th . ▁Tor r ini . ▁