Who is Amedeo Paganifilm producer whose name is linked to that of Barbara Alberti? A life dedicated to art and entertainment, close to auteur cinema and sentimentally close to that of the beloved playwright. A relationship, theirs, heartfelt and sincere, but also shaken by pain. Ups and downs that guided them towards an end that turned out to be serene and lucid, resulting in a beautiful and sincere friendship. Let’s find out more about Amedeo Pagani’s professional and private life.
Who is Amedeo Pagani
Amedeo Pagani in Addis Ababa, in Ethiopiaon 30 November 1940. He graduated in Law, then embarked on a journalistic career and became a member of the Marsilio Editori. For 15 years he was part of the Board of Directors and was President of Marsilio Periodici. Member of prestigious cultural and cinematographic commissions and juries, he was among other things President of the Quality Awards Commission for Cinema, President of Producers on the Movemember of the jury of the Solinas Prize and founding member of the European Film Academy.
It was in the 70s that he began his flourishing career as a writer and screenwriter, arriving, in the following decade, to crown his career as a screenwriter and producer. also collaborating on the dialogues of numerous films, including Night porter by Cavani, Ferreri’s bitch (dialogues), The master and daisy in Petrovic, Ernest of Sheba of Samperi.
In 2000 another important milestone: he founded the Classic filmsupporting auteur and intellectual cinema, in particular the films of Marco Bechis (Garage Olimpo1999; Figli/Children2002; The land of the red men – Birdwatchers2008) and by Vincenzo Marra (Going back home2001), co-producing 2046 by Wong Kar-Wai, various works by Theo Angelopoulos (with the company Stories).
Private life: the story with Barbara Alberti
Amedeo Pagani had an important love affair with the writer and playwright Barbara Alberti. From their marriage two children were born: the journalist Malcom Pagani and the Arabist Gloria Samuela Pagani.
In a recent interview with Corriere della Sera, the writer said that she and her husband have been separated for 35 years, but she doesn’t remember if they are divorced: “Just a few days ago they asked me about my marital status and then I asked him this question. He replied with a gigantic “I don’t know”. Now that I think about it: if we had divorced I would remember it, or at least I would remember the legal process. He who knows”.
On the same occasion he confessed that their story ended due to betrayal, despite the fact that he can’t stand horns, “sometimes they save your life”. “We’re fine like this, we live in two separate apartments but we meet up to do things we like. For example, I read books to him. Together we reread almost all of Steinbeck. We became passionate about Platonov. Shared reading is a form of affection“.
According to Barbara Alberti “love is all-encompassing, it has a very high strength because it is inexplicable. The last great mystery that envelops us. When you are moved by this super-human force, how can you tolerate a betrayal?”. Regarding the topic of sex, the writer said that she had two old neighbors “who we thought were in limine mortis, but then we discovered that they did it every day”.