“Elisa” by Di Costanzo: Silent Guilt on the Red Carpet
In Venice, “Elisa”, Leonardo Di Costanzo’s new film, is making its debut in the official competition. From empathy to condemnation, this intense drama explores the human soul, through the lens of crime, guilt, and the possible reconciliation with one’s past. On the red carpet, among the cast, a radiant Barbara Ronchi appeared in a Giorgio Armani Archivio gown: not mere glamour, but a silent gesture of gratitude to the King of Italian elegance, who today bid his final farewell. Alongside her were Roschdy Zem, Valeria Golino, and Diego Ribon.
The refined appearances serve as a delicate veil, a filter softening the pain that the film dissects with surgical precision. Together with the protagonists – who bring to life the story of a thirty-five-year-old woman spending ten years in prison for killing her older sister – many other figures from the worlds of cinema and culture joined the evening. Among them: Can Yaman, Alba Parietti, Laura Barth, Clizia Fornasier with Attilio Fontana, and Eleonora Abbagnato.
“Elisa” is not easy cinema, but it is necessary cinema, the kind that takes your breath away and gives you goosebumps. It dives into the most intimate weaknesses of the viewer, leaving behind a lingering trace of emotions suspended between pain and the fragile chance of forgiveness.
Text: Germano D’Acquisto
Photos: Ludovica Arcero
