Diamonds (Italian: Diamanti) is a 2024 Italian comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Ferzan Özpetek.
Plot
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.[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 fifteen years after "Gocce di memoria", the theme of the 2003 film Facing Windows.[5]
Release
The film was released in Italian cinemas by Vision Distribution on 19 December 2024.[6]
Reception
The film was a major hit, grossing over 16 million euros at the Italian box office,[7] with over 2.1 admissions.[8] It was Özpetek's highest-grossing film in his career.[9]
References
- ^ 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.
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