Roma elastica
Roma elastica is an upcoming film written and directed by Bertrand Mandico, starring Marion Cotillard, Isabella Ferrari and Noémie Merlant, with Maurizio Lombardi, Ornella Muti, Martina Scrinzi and Franco Nero in supporting roles. The film is a co-production between France and Italy and was partially shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome between May and June 2025. It is described as "a tribute to some of the great masters and legends of Italian cinema", as it follows an actress who is going to shoot her latest film in Rome in the 1980s. PlotSet in the 1980s, it follows an actress who is going to shoot her latest film in Rome. Cast
ProductionDevelopmentBertrand Mandico wrote and directed the film, a co-production between France's Atelier de Production and Italy's Redibis Film and Dugong Films,[1][2] with support from the Italian Ministry of Culture.[3] On 19 May 2024, producers Thomas and Mathieu Verhaeghe told French magazine Le Film français that they were going to produce the film.[4] On 25 April 2025, Variety reported that the film's plot details are being kept under wraps,[5] and Cinecittà's CEO Manuela Cacciamani announced during a press conference that Roma elastica "is a tribute to some of the great masters and legends of Italian cinema."[6] Mandico's frequent collaborator Nicolas Eveilleau serves as director of photography.[7][8] CastingOn 20 December 2024, Vogue France announced that Marion Cotillard will play the film's lead, an actress who is going to shoot her latest film in Rome in the 1980s, and that Alba Rohrwacher and Jasmine Trinca were also in the cast.[9] On 25 April 2025, Noémie Merlant joined the cast.[10] On 28 May 2025, Maurizio Lombardi, Ornella Muti, Martina Scrinzi, Franco Nero and Isabella Ferrari joined the cast.[3][5] While Jasmine Trinca was no longer in the cast according to Cinecittà's website.[3] In July 2025, Cinecittà's website added Agnese Claisse, Martina Scrinzi, Milutin Dapcevic, Zlatko Burić, Josephine Thiesen, Michele Bravi, Alessio Gallo, Ondina Quadri, Tea Falco, Coco Labbée, Michelangelo Dalisi, Toni Pandolfo, Christophe Bier, Martina La Manna, Simone Zambelli, PierGiuseppe Di Tanno, and Maziar Firouzi to the ensemble, while Alba Rohrwacher was no longer in the cast.[3] FilmingFilming was originally scheduled to begin in January 2025,[9][11][12] but it was later postponed to the end of May 2025.[10] Filming tok place in Nice and Gaude in France,[13][14] and at Cinecittà studios in Rome, Italy.[5] Shooting began on 26 May 2025[7][15] and wrapped on 18 June 2025.[16] ReleaseThe film will be released in France by Condor Distribution.[17][3] References
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