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Louis Garrel Joins Cast of Marco Bellocchio's 'Falcon'
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In Short: Louis Garrel has been cast as John Elkann, heir to the Agnelli family, in Marco Bellocchio's upcoming film 'Falcon.' The film, which also stars Pierfrancesco Favino as Sergio Marchionne, is a financial thriller that explores the life of the late Fiat-Chrysler executive.
Louis Garrel has been cast as John Elkann, heir to the Agnelli family, in Marco Bellocchio's upcoming film 'Falcon.' The film, which also stars Pierfrancesco Favino as Sergio Marchionne, is a financial thriller that explores the life of the late Fiat-Chrysler executive.
Garrel will portray John Elkann, who was taken under the wing of Marchionne to learn the art of command after being burdened with the family legacy.
The project reunites Bellocchio with longtime collaborators, including production designer Andrea Castorina, costume designer Daria Calvelli, and editor Francesca Calvelli.
'Falcon' is produced by Kavac Film, Rai Cinema, with Emotion Network in collaboration with STLA Europe, and is inspired by Marchionne's journey in saving Fiat from bankruptcy and later taking over Chrysler.
The film's title is inspired by Marchionne's preference for traveling on a Falcon business jet.
Bellocchio, known for his work on films such as 'The Traitor,' 'Exterior Night,' and 'Kidnapped,' is considered one of Italy's greatest living directors.
Marchionne, who died in 2018 at 66, became famous for merging Fiat and Chrysler to create the seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer in the world.
Rai Cinema International Distribution has boarded sales on 'Falcon,' which is currently filming in Toronto.
What this adds
The project reunites Bellocchio with longtime collaborators, including production designer Andrea Castorina, costume designer Daria Calvelli, and editor Francesca Calvelli.
What's confirmed
- Falcon is produced by Kavac Film, Rai Cinema, with Emotion Network in collaboration with STLA Europe.
What's still developing
- In new casting additions, previously announced lead Pierfrancesco Favino is being joined by Louis Garrel, Benedetta Cimatti and Barbara Ronchi, with the participation of Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.
- “He would travel went back and forth from Turin on a Falcon, so we’ve given it this title,” he said.
- Falcon is co-written by Marco Bellocchio with Ludovica Rampoldi, Andrea Di Stefano, Stefano Rulli and with the participation of Oliviero Del Papa.
- In 2023, he shot “Kidnapped,” which reconstructs the true tale of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy who was kidnapped and forcibly raised as a Christian in 19th-century Italy.
- He was hired by Italy’s Agnelli family to run Fiat in 2004 when, due to previous mismanagement and the recession, few in the auto industry believed it could be saved.
- The prolific – and still very active – Bellocchio, who is 86, is considered the greatest living Italian director of the country’s old guard that came of age during the 1960s.
- Then, in 2009, when Chrysler was guided into a U.S.
- “Marchionne became very important and famous overseas,” promotional materials note.
- His recent works comprise “The Traitor” — starring Favino — about the first high-ranking member of Cosa Nostra to break the Sicilian Mafia’s oath of silence, which was released in the U.S.
- Popular on Variety “Ruthless and visionary, he axes the top management, teaches John Elkann (Garrel), the young heir suddenly burdened with the family’s legacy, the art of command, and conquers the American market by fighting General Motors and Chrysler, saving FIAT from bankruptcy,” the film’s synopsis says.