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Elisa

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Elisa, 35, has been in prison for ten years for killing her older sister and burning her body without any apparent motive. She claims to remember little or nothing, as if she had cast a veil of silence over herself and her past. But when she decides to participate in criminologist Alaoui’s research, her memories begin to take shape in a tense and relentless dialogue. In the painful realization of fully acknowledging her guilt, Elisa senses the first step towards possible redemption.

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Wendy Ide Screen International Sep 5
The latest drama from Venice regular Leonardo Di Costanzo, Elisa is dialogue-heavy and dramatically inert. Go to Full Review Jessica Kiang Variety Sep 4
This is a smaller, less gripping film than it could have been, but then perhaps that’s to some degree the point. Go to Full Review Mia Pflueger AwardsWatch Sep 6
B-
Elisa is a film that is more quietly affecting than overtly gripping. Its greatest strength lies in Barbara Ronchi’s performance, which brings depth, nuance, and credibility to a character whose past actions are both horrifying and enigmatic. Go to Full Review Luis Martínez El Mundo (Spain) Sep 6
3/5
It sounds tremendous, and it is. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Josh Parham Next Best Picture Sep 5
4/10
It could have been an absorbing character study, but the storytelling is far too flat to become engrossing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Leonardo di Costanzo

Director

Barbara Ronchi

Elisa Zanetti

Roschdy Zem

Prof. Alaoui

Diego Ribon

Actor

Giorgio Montanini

Radice

Hippolyte Girardot

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Movie Info

Synopsis Elisa, 35, has been in prison for ten years for killing her older sister and burning her body without any apparent motive. She claims to remember little or nothing, as if she had cast a veil of silence over herself and her past. But when she decides to participate in criminologist Alaoui’s research, her memories begin to take shape in a tense and relentless dialogue. In the painful realization of fully acknowledging her guilt, Elisa senses the first step towards possible redemption.
Director
Leonardo di Costanzo
Producer
Carlo Cresto-Dina, Manuela Melissano, Michela Pini, Amel Soudani
Screenwriter
Leonardo di Costanzo, Bruno Oliviero, Valia Santella
Production Co
RSI , Amka Films, Tempesta, RAI Cinema
Genre
Drama, Crime
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
1h 50m