Movie Details:
Based on | Don’t Tell Mom I’m a Secretary by Debora Attanasio |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Genre | Drama |
Release date | September 4, 2024 (Venice) |
Running time | 2hr |
Starring | Denise Capezza Pietro Castellito Barbara Ronchi Lidja Kordic |
Directed by | Giulia Louise Steigerwalt |
Written by | Giulia Louise Steigerwalt |
Produced by | Matteo Rovere |
Cinematography by | Vladan Radovic |
Edited by | Gianni Vezzosi |
Music by | Michele Braga |
Production Company | Groenlandia |
Distributor | PiperFilm |
Cast & Characters:
- Pietro Castellitto as Riccardo Schicchi
- Tesa Litvan as Eva Henger
- Barbara Ronchi as Debora Attanasio
- Denise Capezza as Moana Pozzi
- Davide Iachini as Massimiliano Caroletti
- Marco Iermanò as Valentino
- Lidija Kordic as Ilona Staller Cicciolina
- Paolo Ricci as Mauro Biuzzi
- Beatrice Puccilli as Marcellina
- Fulvio Calderoni
Storyline:
In 1980s-1990s Italy, Riccardo Schicchi’s agency Diva Futura turns free love into porn, making stars of Ilona Staller, Moana Pozzi, and others. Their fame leads to Cicciolina’s election and Pozzi’s mayoral run.
About Movie:
The film is adapted from Debora Attan’s 2013 book Non dite alla mamma che faccio la segretaria (Don’t Tell Mom I’m a Secretary). It chronicles the activities of the Diva Futura studio during the 1980s and 1990s.
The film is set to premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it will compete for the Golden Lion.