Based on the true story of acclaimed music icon "Dalida" born in Cairo, who gained celebrity in the 50s, singing in French, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, German, Italian, playing in awarded Youssef Chahine's picture "Le Sixième Jour", and who later committed suicide in 1987 in Paris, after selling more than 130 million records worldwide.
Acting
Alviti channels Dalida's magnetism and fragility flawlessly.
Costume
Era-perfect gowns that scream disco-queen melancholy.
Director
Lisa Azuelos
Sveva Alviti
Iolanda Gigliotti, aka "Dalida"
Riccardo Scamarcio
Bruno Gigliotti, aka "Orlando"
Jean-Paul Rouve
Lucien Morrise
Niels Schneider
Jean Sobieski
Alessandro Borghi
Luigi Tenco
Nicolas Duvauchelle
Richard Chanfray
Valentina Carli
Rosy Gigliotti
Patrick Timsit
Bruno Coquatrix
Vincent Perez
Eddie Barclay
Michaël Cohen
Arnaud Desjardins
Laurent Bateau
Psychiatre
Brenno Placido
Lucio Sanieri
Philippe Blondelle
Friend of Dalida
F. Haydee Borelli
Giuseppina Gigliotti
Marieke Bouillette
Drap d'Or cabaret singer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sveva Alviti performed all her own singing live on set—no lip-syncing, which terrified the producers.
Dalida remains the only artist to have a museum dedicated to her in Paris while virtually unknown in America—a perfect metaphor for her fractured cultural belonging.
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