Diva Futura is a 2024 film written and directed by Giulia Louise Steigerwalt about the pornographic film studio of the same name starring Pietro Castellitto as studio founder Riccardo Schicchi.[1][2]

Diva Futura
Directed byGiulia Louise Steigerwalt[1]
Screenplay byGiulia Louise Steigerwalt
Based onDon't Tell Mom I'm a Secretary
by Debora Attanasio
Produced byMatteo Rovere
StarringDenise Capezza
Pietro Castellito
Barbara Ronchi
Lidja Kordic
CinematographyVladan Radovic
Edited byGianni Vezzosi
Music byMichele Braga
Production
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Distributed byPiperFilm
Release date
  • September 4, 2024 (2024-09-04) (Venice)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The film premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it was competing for the Golden Lion.[3]

Premise

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Based on the 2013 book Non dite alla mamma che faccio la segretaria (Don't Tell Mom I'm a Secretary) by Debora Attanasio, Diva Futura follows the operations of the Diva Futura studio through the 1980s and 1990s.[4][5]

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Release

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Diva Futura was selected to premiere in competition at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Diva Futura". Film Italia. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ^ Finos, Arianna (6 August 2024). "'Diva futura', Moana Pozzi e le altre: alla Mostra di Venezia il ritorno del sesso. Barbera: "Superati gli anni del perbenismo, gli autori non si censurano più"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (23 August 2024). "Maria Callas, Lady Gaga and divas of a different stripe: Peter Bradshaw's picks of the Venice film festival". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ Bigi, Emanuele (19 August 2024). "Cos'è Diva Futura, il film che porta la rivoluzione del porno all'italiana a Venezia 81". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ^ Santacatterina, Manuela (30 July 2024). "Diva futura. O di quando l'Italia scoprì il porno grazie a Riccardo Schicchi". Movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ Giampaolo, Claudia (23 July 2024). "Diva Futura, il film di Giulia Louise Steigerwalt su Riccardo Schicchi in concorso a Venezia 81". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ Rosser, Michael; Parfitt, Orlando. "Venice Film Festival reveals 2024 line-up". Screen Daily. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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