Diamonds

Plot

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

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

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. Principal photography started in Rome on 1 July 2024, and shootings wrapped in August.

The film was produced by Greenboo Production, Faros Film and Vision Distribution, in collaboration with Sky. 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.

Release

The film was released in Italian cinemas by Vision Distribution on 19 December 2024.

Reception

The film was a major hit, grossing over 16 million euros at the Italian box office, with over 2.1 million admissions. It was Özpetek's highest-grossing film in his career.