NINE Out of Ten

I’m a sucker for 1960s Italian film (Monica Vitti and Michelangelo Antonioni were gods), so when I saw a preview for NINE, I was ecstatic.

NINE is a musical following the world famous film director Guido Contini through a devastating creative and personal crisis as he prepares for his highly anticipated ninth film, ITALIA.

Not only do the musical numbers look extravagant and fabulous (it’s a Rob Marshall film, the same guy who did Chicago), but the cast is actually epic.

Daniel Day-Lewis plays Contini.

Marion Cotillard plays his devoted wife Luisa.

Penelope Cruz plays his mistress Carla.

Nicole Kidman plays his film star muse Claudia.

Judi Dench plays his confidante and costume designer Lilli.

Kate Hudson plays an American fashion journalist from Vogue.

Sophia Loren plays his mother.

And Stacy Ferguson, better known to us as Fergie, plays “the whore from his youth” (the film’s website said it, not me..).

My personal favorite detail is that all of these musical fantasies are enacted on the historic Stage 5 at Cinecitta Studios in Rome!!!

Check it out – it comes out Christmas Day.