• Comedy
• Drama

Diamonds 2024

Diamanti (English: Diamonds) is a 2024 Italian comedy-drama film directed by the acclaimed Ferzan Özpetek, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Carlotta Corradi and Elisa Casseri. The film is a female-focused story and a tribute to the craft of costume design, featuring a large ensemble cast of prominent Italian actors, including Luisa Ranieri, Jasmine Trinca, and Stefano Accorsi. The plot is framed in the present day, where a director (interpreted as Özpetek himself) gathers his favourite actresses to propose a film idea, observing them for inspiration. This leads to the main story, which is set primarily in the 1970s in a bustling, prestigious Roman costume atelier for film and theatre, run by the two contrasting sisters, Alberta (Luisa Ranieri), the strict, professional one, and the more emotional Gabriella (Jasmine Trinca). The film chronicles the professional and personal lives of the women who work in the shop—seamstresses, embroiderers, and milliners—as they navigate sisterhood, rivalry, relationships, and drama while racing to complete an important order from an Oscar-winning costume designer. The film contrasts the world of the working women in the '70s, where men have more marginal roles, with the contemporary meta-cinematic segments, blending humor and drama to showcase the perseverance and talent of the women who are the unsung heroes behind the magic of cinema and theatre costumes. Released in Italian cinemas on December 19, 2024, the film proved to be a major commercial success, becoming Özpetek's highest-grossing film to date. Read More

• 2024
• 2 h : 15 min
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