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Dimitri Rassam, Carlota Casiraghi's husband, has found a salvation in Penelope Cruz after the

that she is experiencing as a member of the film industry.

The filmmaker, son of French model and actress Carole Bouquet and Lebanese producer Jean-Pierre Rassam, has suffered the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic and several of his productions have been halted in recent months, such as the film

, which was in the middle of filming.

Last March, the son-in-law of Carolina de Monaco was forced to launch a statement announcing that he regretted the situation in the industry at the moment, although he was hopeful.

“Faced with this particularly difficult situation, two thoughts come to mind: we are living an unprecedented situation whose scope we are currently beginning to have the measure.

Without wanting to be bombastic, the priority is to ensure the safety of all of us and to reflect as citizens.

But I am a producer and therefore an optimist by nature.

I am convinced that together we will find the solutions to recover quickly ”, said Dimitri Rassam.

In July they finally managed to finish filming the film and Carlota Casiraghi's husband already has his sights set on their next production,

, which will be directed by the acclaimed Emanuele Criasale and will feature Penélope Cruz as one of its main protagonists. as announced a few weeks ago by

magazine

.

The Spanish woman, winner of three Goya awards for

(1999),

(2007) and

(2009);

and an Oscar as best supporting actress for the latter, she will put herself in the shoes of Clara, the mother around whom this story will revolve, which offers an intimate portrait of a family in Rome in the 70s, representing Italian society in a turning point.

“L'immensità

is one of the best scripts I have read.

I am looking forward to launching this magical adventure and giving life to a character with whom I am completely in love, ”Cruz told the specialized magazine.

Rassam, who will co-produce the film with the Italians Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Gangarossa, owners of Wildside, assured the publication that “they have been building bridges between Italy and France in recent years to promote together an ambitious list of European projects of which

is a brilliant example ”.

It will not be the first time that Dimitri and Penelope coincide, because in 2018, when the Spanish received the César de Honor from the French Academy of Cinema, Rassam attended the ceremony accompanied by his now wife, Carlota Casiraghi.

There they shared moments with the Spanish woman and her husband, also the actor Javier Bardem.

With this announcement, Dimitri Rassam appears to have enthusiastically channeled his career path while continuing to shield his personal life.

That of daughter Carlota de Monaco and the filmmaker, who last June celebrated their first wedding anniversary amid news of a possible new pregnancy, maintain a very low profile and are hardly seen in public.

Dimitri and Carlota have known each other forever, since their mothers have always been great friends, but they met again when their love life was going through its lowest hours.

In the summer of 2017, the couple began to be seen together at various events in Monaco and the following year, in March, at the Baile de la Rosa, their engagement was made official.

Seven months later their son Balthazar was born.

Both bring children from previous relationships to the marriage: she to Raphaël, who she had with the French-Moroccan actor Gad Elmaleh;

he to Darya, the result of his relationship with the Russian model Masha Novoselova.

The family tries to maintain a discreet life away from the spotlight.