

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
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.