Spectacular start for “Diamanti”, the new film by Ferzan Ozpetek with an exceptional cast. This is confirmed by the data from the first weekend, that of 21 and 22 December 2024, which recorded a growing box office, totaling over 1,569,000 euros and attracting more than 200 thousand spectators.
The emotion of the spectators
What is most striking, however, is the enthusiasm of the audience, who, amused and moved, spontaneously applaud at the end of the shows in cinemas throughout Italy. Ferzan Ozpetek himself underlined this phenomenon by declaring: «A wave of applause invariably envelops the end of each screening. For days I have been receiving messages and videos of spectators' passionate reactions as the credits roll on Giorgia's song. It is a rather rare, unexpected phenomenon, which excites me and touches me deeply because it conveys the sense of sharing with the general public who reacts and participates with immense warmth in this film of ours. I thank the entire audience for this very generous welcome also on behalf of my wonderful performers and the producer Marco Belardi of Greenboo Production together with Massimo Proietti of Vision Distribution. Truly thank you and thank you, certainly honoured, sincerely moved.”
Set between the present and the 1970s, the film tells the story of a group of women and their love stories, intertwined around a large cinematographic tailoring run by two sisters, as different as they are deeply connected. Filmed entirely in Rome, “Diamanti” has a screenplay written by Carlotta Corradi, Elisa Casseri and Ferzan Ozpetek himself. Luisa Ranieri and Jasmine Trinca stand out in the cast, alongside actors of the caliber of Stefano Accorsi, Luca Barbarossa, Sara Bosi, Loredana Cannata, Geppi Cucciari, Anna Ferzetti, Aurora Giovinazzo, Nicole Grimaudo, Milena Mancini, Vinicio Marchioni, Paola Minaccioni, Edoardo Purgatori , Carmine Recano, Elena Sofia Ricci, Lunetta Savino, Vanessa Scalera, Carla Signoris, Kasia Smutniak, Mara Venier, Giselda Volodi and Milena Vukotic. The cast is completed with Lorenzo Franzin, Antonio Iorio, Antonio Adil Morelli, Valerio Morigi, Dario Samac, Edoardo Stefanelli and Erik Tonelli.
Il tour nei cinema
In the next few days, Ferzan Ozpetek will continue the promotional tour to meet the public in Italian cinemas. Today, Monday 23 December 2024, he will be in Naples, to continue on Wednesday 25 December 2024 with various appointments in Rome, before arriving on Friday 27 December 2024 in Milan. The tour will continue on Saturday 28 December 2024 until 30 December 2024 in Puglia, with appointments in various cities such as Barletta, Bari, Bisceglie, Monopoli, Lecce, Brindisi, Taranto, Martina Franca and San Giorgio Ionico.
The film is produced by Marco Belardi's Greenboo Production, Faros Film and Vision Distribution, in collaboration with Sky. International sales are handled by Vision Distribution. The Director of Photography is Gian Filippo Corticelli, the set design is by Deniz Kobanbay, the costumes by Stefano Ciammitti, the editing by Pietro Morana and the music by Giuliano Taviani and Carmelo Travia.
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