Overview
- The Cinecittà premiere on Dec. 4 inaugurated the new Teatro 22 and drew Hollywood names including Jessica Chastain, Jeff Goldblum, Chris Pine, Ava DuVernay, and Jonathan Bailey, alongside Italian leaders Giorgia Meloni and Mario Draghi.
- Italian actor Saul Nanni plays the younger Cucinelli as director Giuseppe Tornatore weaves reenactments with documentary testimony.
- Italian theatrical release is set for Dec. 9 via 01 Distribution, with a score by Oscar winner Nicola Piovani and production by Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A., MasiFilm, and Rai Cinema.
- Cucinelli reiterated his ‘humanistic capitalism’ at a press conference, urging truthful leadership and workplaces that regard employees as “thinking souls.”
- The post-screening reception led guests through candlelit ancient Rome sets to a dinner staged as a life-size replica of Cucinelli’s personal library.