The Noise of New Things (Italian: Il rumore delle cose nuove) is an upcoming Italian comedy drama film directed by Paolo Genovese based on his own 2023 eponymous novel. Starring Emanuela Fanelli, Claudia Pandolfi, Vittoria Puccini, Stefano Accorsi, Lino Musella, and Edoardo Pesce, the film follows three different and unknown couples who share the cage they've built for themselves.
The film will open the Rome Film Festival on 13 October 2026 and have its world premiere at the Auditorium Parco della Musica.
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Synopsis
The film follows seven people whose lives seem far apart but are suddenly pulled together after one unexpected meeting that exposes long buried secrets among these three Milan families. A child’s arrival disrupts their fragile balance, forcing each of them to confront hidden truths, old wounds, and the lies they’ve carried for years. Each person must face what they’ve been hiding—from others and from themselves.
Cast
Emanuela Fanelli
Claudia Pandolfi as Viola
Vittoria Puccini
Stefano Accorsi
Lino Musella
Edoardo Pesce
Claudio Santamaria
Production
Filming began on 5 November 2025 with a seven weeks schedule in Milan and Rome.
The film was wrapped up in February 2026.
Release
The Noise of New Things will have its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival as opening film on 13 October 2026. The film will be screened in the Grand Public section during the Fest's opening ceremony, hosted by DJ and TV and radio host Ema Stokholma. Subsequently it will be released in Italian cinemas by 01 Distribution on 12 November 2026.
The film was sold by Rai Cinema International Distribution to Spain (Karma Films); Poland (Aurora Film); Hungary (Vertigo Media); Greece and Cyprus (Dream Team Film); and Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia (Kino Mediteran) at Cannes Film Market in May 2026.