Anecdotes

Bon Jovi granted the rights to use their song "Living on a Prayer" when they learned that Olivia Colman would be singing it in the film.

Maggie Gyllenhaal said Elena Ferrante (the author of the source novel) only approved of the film's adaptation if it would be directed by a woman.

Director/writer Maggie Gyllenhaal and cast member Peter Sarsgaard are married in real life.

The movie was filmed during the peak of the covid-19 pandemic in a Greek island called Spetses.

Dakota Johnson dropped out of Don't Worry Darling (2022) to appear in this film.