22/06/2023 - Filming has concluded in Switzerland on the actress and singer's directorial feature debut, which tells the story of a group of rebellious musicians in Venice in the late 18th century

Filming concluded on Friday 16 June in Switzerland for the film Gloria! [+see also:
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Written by the director together with Anita Rivaroli (We are the Thousand [+see also:
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In the cast are French actress Galatea Bellugi (Amanda [+see also:
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“I am happy and satisfied by these long weeks of filming,” Vicario (born 1988), seen recently in Perfetta illusione [+see also:
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The director of photography is Gianluca Palma (Lovely Boy [+see also:
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interview: Matteo Garrone
film profile]), the set design to Luca Servino and Susanna Abenavoli, and the costumes are by Mary Montalto.

Gloria! has received support from MIC – Direzione generale cinema e audiovisivo, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission - PromoTurismoFVG, the Federal Office of Culture and the Ticino Film Commission.

(Translated from Italian)