Dalida
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Dalida

6.7 / 10 2017 2h 4mNR French
MusicDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Sveva Alviti

Sveva Alviti

Iolanda Gigliotti, aka "Dalida"

Lead
Riccardo Scamarcio

Riccardo Scamarcio

Bruno Gigliotti, aka "Orlando"

Jean-Paul Rouve

Jean-Paul Rouve

Lucien Morrise

Niels Schneider

Niels Schneider

Jean Sobieski

Alessandro Borghi

Alessandro Borghi

Luigi Tenco

Nicolas Duvauchelle

Nicolas Duvauchelle

Richard Chanfray

Valentina Carli

Valentina Carli

Rosy Gigliotti

Patrick Timsit

Patrick Timsit

Bruno Coquatrix

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lisa Azuelos's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Dalida is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker