Penelope Cruz to Star in Emanuele Crialese’s ‘L’immensita’ (Exclusive)

Oscar-winning actor Penelope Cruz is set to star in the 1970s-set Italian movie “L’immensita,” to be directed by Emanuele Crialese, the critically acclaimed helmer of “Respiro.”“L’immensita” is represented in international markets by Pathé and in the U.S.

by CAA.

Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Gangarossa at Fremantle-owned Wildside are producing the movie with Dimitri Rassam at Mediawan-owned Chapter 2.

Warner Bros.

Italia is also co-producing and will distribute the film in Italy, while Pathé will distribute it in France.Penned by Crialese, Francesca Manieri (“The First King”) and Vittorio Moroni (“Terraferma”), “L’immensita” will deliver the intimate portrait of a family in the 1970s, depicting Italian society at a turning point.Cruz will play Clara, a mother who is “at the center of this story,” said Crialese.“‘L’immensita’ is the story of a symbiotic love, the one between Clara and her children, set in Rome in the

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