Ferzen Özpetek convenes a selection of people he hopes to cast in his latest (this) film, and after plying them with a fine lunch and plenty of vino, they are given a draft script to read through. The story they now read centres around a fashion house that specialises in costumes for movie stars and that is run by sisters "Alberta" (Luisa Ranieri) and "Gabriella" (Jasmine Trinca). The former is a fastidious task-master, the latter seems distracted by something and appears often to have a glass in her hand. When Oscar winning designer "Bianca" (Vanessa Scalera) arrives with her creatively ambit…
Read full review →
