Diamonds
A director assembles all his favourite actresses to film a movie set in 1970s Rome that tells the story of a prestigious costume design atelier.
Alberta (Luisa Ranieri) and Gabriella (Jasmine Trinca) are owners of an atelier, staffed mostly by dedicated female seamstresses. The two very different sisters both love and resent one another, Alberta is highly strung while Gabriella is gentle and distracted. Enter Oscar-winning costume designer Bianca Vega (Vanessa Scalera) who is irrational and demanding… and choosing an atelier for her next film. Channelling a little Almodóvar, director Özpetek’s world is loaded with many a melodramatic twist and turn: loneliness, passions, anxieties and unbreakable bonds permeate the film. This is a love letter to cinema’s leading ladies as well as the tremendously talented women who have costumed actors and extras throughout film history. (Subtitles)
Italy 2024 Ferzan Özpetek 135m
