The Echo Chamber

The Echo Chamber (2026)



5.4 2026 123 min —

Director: Andrea Pallaoro

Cast: Luca Marinelli, Alicia Vikander, Susan Sarandon, Ann Akinjirin, Peter Coonan

Drama Romance
Leo and Ava are locked in a restless dance of pursuit and retreat, inching toward one another only to slip away again, each longing to find the path that leads them home. Bound by a force neither can release nor escape, they remain entangled. Room by room, Ava's voice ripples through the years, drawing into the light all that still remains—and all that can stay buried no longer.

More About This Film

The Echo Chamber is an Italian-Belgian romantic drama about Leo and Anne, two people locked in a cycle of attraction, separation and emotional dependence. Their relationship repeatedly draws them together even as the same patterns threaten to keep them apart.

Alicia Vikander and Luca Marinelli lead the film, with Susan Sarandon among the supporting cast. Andrea Pallaoro directs a psychologically focused story about intimacy, control and the difficulty of breaking patterns formed by love and longing.

  • Directed by Andrea Pallaoro.
  • Screenplay credited to Bernardo Bertolucci, Ilaria Bernardini and Ludovica Rampoldi.
  • Stars Alicia Vikander, Luca Marinelli and Susan Sarandon.
  • Produced by Indigo Film with Rai Cinema and Versus Production.
  • The film competed at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.

Where to Watch

The Echo Chamber has an Italian theatrical and international festival release, with digital options developing by territory.