Diamonds (2024 film)
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| Directed by | Ferzan Özpetek |
| Screenplay by | Elisa Casseri Carlotta Corradi Ferzan Özpetek |
| Produced by | Marco Belardi |
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| Cinematography | Gian Filippo Corticelli |
| Edited by | Pietro Morana |
| Music by | Giuliano Taviani Carmelo Travia |
| Distributed by | Vision Distribution |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Diamonds (Italian: Diamanti) is a 2024 Italian comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Ferzan Özpetek.
Plot
[edit]Set in the 1970s and present day, the film tells the story of sisters Alberta and Gabriella Canova and the group of women who work for their cinema costume company in Rome.
Cast
[edit]- Luisa Ranieri as Alberta Canova
- Jasmine Trinca as Gabriella Canova
- Stefano Accorsi as Lorenzo
- Luca Barbarossa as Lucio
- Sara Bosi as Giuseppina
- Loredana Cannata as Rita
- Geppi Cucciari as Fausta
- Anna Ferzetti as Paolina
- Aurora Giovinazzo as Beatrice
- Nicole Grimaudo as Carlotta
- Milena Mancini as Nicoletta
- Vinicio Marchioni as Bruno
- Paola Minaccioni as Nina
- Elena Sofia Ricci as herself
- Lunetta Savino as Eleonora
- Vanessa Scalera as Bianca Vega
- Carla Signoris as Alida Borghese
- Kasia Smutniak as Sofia Volpi
- Mara Venier as Silvana
- Giselda Volodi as Franca Zinzi
- Milena Vukotic as Aunt Olga
- Ferzan Özpetek as himself
Production
[edit]Özpetek got inspiration for the film from his early days as assistant director, when he used to visit the Sartoria Tirelli led by Piero Tosi.[1] Principal photography started in Rome on 1 July 2024,[2] and shootings wrapped in August.[3]
The film was produced by Greenboo Production, Faros Film and Vision Distribution, in collaboration with Sky.[4] With the theme song "Diamanti", it marked a new collaboration between Özpetek and Giorgia 21 years after "Gocce di memoria", the theme of the 2003 film Facing Windows.[5]
Release
[edit]The film was released in Italian cinemas by Vision Distribution on 19 December 2024.[6]
Reception
[edit]The film was a major hit, grossing over 16 million euros at the Italian box office,[7] with over 2.1 million admissions.[8] It was Özpetek's highest-grossing film in his career.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Cappelli, Valerio (12 December 2024). "Ferzan Özpetek: «Un film con tutte le mie donne. Mi davano del matto, poverino come farai...»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Ferzan Özpetek, al via le riprese del nuovo film Diamanti". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 5 July 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Recchia, Giovanni (27 December 2024). "In attesa del grande debutto: Ferzan Ozpetek presenta "Diamanti"". BariSera (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (30 January 2025). "Ferzan Ozpetek's 'Diamonds' Scores Slew of Global Sales While Becoming Italian Box Office Champ". Variety. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Ferrauto, Rita (16 December 2024). "Giorgia torna a lavorare con Özpetek per il film Diamanti". Radio Monte Carlo (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Crespi, Alberto (8 January 2025). ""Diamanti" di Ozpetek brilla al box office: è il film italiano più visto delle feste". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Follemente ancora primo al botteghino". Cinematografo.it (in Italian). 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ Dams, Tim; Dalton, Ben; Macnab, Geoffrey (14 February 2025). "EFM 2025: The buzz titles from Italy, Nordics and rest of the world". Screen International. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Chirichelli, Andrea (9 January 2025). "Diamanti vola a quasi 11 milioni e diventa il miglior incasso di sempre di Ozpetek". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
