Filming is under way in Rome on Crystal Girl [+lire aussi :
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interview : Domenico Croce
fiche film], which is the first feature-length work directed by Domenico Croce (who won a David di Donatello in 2021 for his short film Anne) and the first cinematic title produced by the fledgling film and audiovisual production company Fidelio, in league with Vision Distribution.

Written by Solinas Prize finalists Ciro Zecca and Luca Mastrogiovanni, Crystal Girl is the story of a young “hikikomori”, which is the name given to adolescents who choose to turn their bedrooms into prison cells. Spying on her neighbours, she realises that something frightening is unfolding in the apartment opposite her. But her desire to investigate clashes with the impossibility of leaving her bedroom and leads to unexpected situations.

The cast of the film, which is described as a psychological thriller, is led by Carolina Sala (the series Fedeltà, TV dramas La guerra è finita and Pezzi unici), Tommaso Ragno (Happy As Lazzaro [+lire aussi :
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interview : Alice Rohrwacher
fiche film], The Bad Poet [+lire aussi :
critique
bande-annonce
fiche film], Tre piani [+lire aussi :
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bande-annonce
fiche film], and soon to be seen in Cannes) and Marouane Zotti (In Memory of Myself [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], and the series I May Destroy You [+lire aussi :
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fiche série]).

Founded in 2019 by Daniele Basilio and Silvio Maselli, who have both worked as audiovisual executives for some 20 years now (Maselli, in particular, was the president of the Italian Film Commissions, secretary general of ANICA and a Culture and Tourism councilor in Bari), Fidelio’s creative team also comprises partners Valerio Mastandrea (awarded 4 David di Donatello trophies as an actor, but he’s also a director and screenwriter) and the dancer and choreographer Elisa Barucchieri.

Crystal Girl will be shot entirely in a studio, with special effects entrusted to Edi and specialist make-up to Andrea Leanza (both of whom received awards at the 2021 David di Donatellos). The film will be distributed in Italy and elsewhere by Vision Distribution.