Diamonds (2024 film)

Diamonds (Italian: Diamanti) is a 2024 Italian comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Ferzan Özpetek.

Diamonds
Directed by	Ferzan Özpetek
Screenplay by	Elisa Casseri Carlotta Corradi Ferzan Özpetek
Produced by	Marco Belardi
Starring	Luisa Ranieri Jasmine Trinca 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 Milena Vukotic
Cinematography	Gian Filippo Corticelli
Edited by	Pietro Morana
Music by	Giuliano Taviani Carmelo Travia
Distributed by	Vision Distribution
Release date	19 December 2024 (2024-12-19)
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

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.^[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 21 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 million admissions.^[8] It was Özpetek's highest-grossing film in his career.^[9]