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Di Costanzo’s Elisa Debuts in Venice Competition as Ronchi Draws Praise

Italian theaters will get the film on Sept. 5 via 01 Distribution.

Overview

  • The psychological drama centers on a woman convicted of killing her sister who undergoes interviews with a criminologist to confront memory loss and guilt in a rehabilitative Alpine setting.
  • At the film’s press conference, Leonardo Di Costanzo delivered a Gaza appeal, echoed in English by Valeria Golino, urging European recognition of Palestine and support for the Global Sumud Flotilla.
  • Early notices highlight Barbara Ronchi’s lead turn, while some reviewers criticize the pacing and a conservative stylistic approach, with several invoking the label “novantismo.”
  • The project is freely inspired by the criminology essay Io volevo ucciderla by Adolfo Ceretti and Lorenzo Natali and was co-written with Bruno Oliviero and Valia Santella.
  • Roschdy Zem plays the criminologist Alaoui, with Valeria Golino and Diego Ribon featured in supporting roles.