Land star of the day at Venice Film Festival I am Penélope Cruzamazing it The immensity by Emanuele Crialese, ed Elodieat her first test as an actress in the role of the first repentant mafia of the Gargano in the film I eat your heart by Pippo Mezzapesa, in the Horizons section of the festival and in the hall from 22 September. Elodie he gets along well in the guise of a woman trapped in a mafia context and that to a at a certain point in life he has the courage to break criminal paradigms in the name of freedom.
The black and white film is inspired by the book by Carlo Bonini And Julian which focuses on the so-called phenomenon of the terrible fourth mafia, or rather of the Foggia and Gargano mafia. From those pages, the Apulian director identified the story of Marilena«A story that allowed me to tell a raw world through the lens ofimpossible and burning love of the two protagonists (Elodie and Francesco Patané ed) », says Mezzapesa.
I eat your heart: the plot
We are in the Gargano, in a criminal context where the arid land is only bathed by the blood. Here in 1960 the family Malatesta is exterminated by the family Camporealethe small Michele he is the only survivor. Over the years Michele (Tommaso Ragno) avenges his family. Now she has a son, Andrew (Patanè) who seems to be different and who has never killed anyone. The war between the Malatesta and Camporeale however it lights up again when Andrea falls in love with the beautiful Marilena (Elodie), wife of a Camporeale.
Between the two it is love at first sight, it seems that one cannot give up the other, but that love cannot continue. This is the dictat of Michele. Andrea does not listen causing the death of his father. From that moment his scream of pain turns into violent vendetta. Marilena feels imprisoned in an abyss: the only way out is to find the courage to escape. It will be love for her children to push her over the obstacle.
Elodie’s first time as an actress convinces
Pippo Mezzapesa defines Elodie “a gem of the film“. «From the beginning I thought of her for a role like this strong and contrasted, a woman capable of making radical choices – says the director – The producers thought it was a choice crazy, then they supported me. The craziest of all was the same Elodie who had the courage to prove herself“. Test passed. At this point the singer of Tribal she is not going to stop and like friend and colleague Emma soon we will find her in the role of actress.
Venice 79, Elodie arrives at the Excelsior Hotel wearing a Valentino Spring 2023 look and Tiffany jewels.
Elodie: “I needed new vibes”
“I’ve been thinking of doing this for some time‘experienceI was just waiting for the right project: then it arrived I eat your heart – she explains – and I fell in love with Marilenaa character multifaceted and true, a woman who chooses life and does not accept the constraints of certain schemes. At first I thought it was a pretentious role for me, but it was the great opportunity to confront myself with something deeper than that to entertainment music. I needed new, deeper vibrations ».
Elodie and Francesco Patanè. (Photo Sara Sabatino)
During this experience on set Elodie he discovered “things about me that I did not know – he confesses – I have found myself in difficulty several times, but I was lucky enough to have people who supported me alongside me. Cinema for me is a kind of therapy ».
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