A love born on the set, which was lost over time and then found again forever despite the distance and obstacles of life: from the first meeting to today.
Published on: March 25, 2024 10:25:00
Deborah Manzoli
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Franco Neroguest today at The right timeit’s a actor and director beloved Italian, known for his participation in great masterpieces such as Django, The day of the owl, The Young Toscanini and many others. The actor is linked by a strong feeling to the actress Vanessa Redgrave since now 24 years. In reality, however, their love began long before on the set of the film Camelotto then get lost along different paths and find each other again later, this time forever. Let’s find out more.
Who is Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgraveto date 87 years oldit’s a note British actress with a career full of recognition and prestigious awards behind him. Vanessa debuted in the world of theater alongside his father way back in 1958, before arriving in the world of cinema with a international success. Among the masterpieces in which he participated we find A man for all seasons, A quiet country place, The Trojans, The House of the Spirits, Mrs. Dalloway, A timeless love, Letters to Juliet and many others.
In 1962, Vanessa Redgrave moved director Tony Richardsonthen giving birth to two daughters: Natasha e Joel. But it’s right after theirs divorcein 1967, that the actress has the Italian actor Franco Nero on the set of the film Camelot, embarking on a passionate love story from which their son Carlo Gabriel Nero was born in 1969.
Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero: the meeting on the set, the son and the farewell
Well yes, the meeting between Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero took place in 1967 on the set of the film Camelot. “It wasn’t love at first sight – he revealed himself Franco Nero a With us… Freewheeling with Francesca Fialdini – I had been chosen to do ‘Camelot’ and she had been chosen to play Guinevere. One day with the director I was walking in the gardens of Warner Bros and I saw this woman with torn blue jeans, eyeglasses, freckles, uncombed reddish hair… I had a very bad impression of her and, in fact, I was very cold“.
Ma So how was their dream love born? Galeotto was a dinner invitation received shortly after. “I found a letter in which he invited me to dinner at his house with other actors – he said the actor – I accepted, I knocked and a wonderful woman opened the door: I thought I was wrong, but it really was her“.
From here began their love which, just two years later, gave birth to son Carlo Gabriel Nero. Despite this, however, the couple then decided to separate taking different paths, leaving pending a love so strong that it is still destined to find each other again.
Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave: from secret marriage to illness
After an estrangement lasting many years, in 2000 Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero met againrediscovering that love that had never actually died. The two then married in 2006 in great secrecyrevealing it to the public only three years later.
From that moment on, the two never left each other, even though they often lived at a distance: she in her home London and he in his house of Roma for work reasons. To date, Redgrave and Nero love each other just like at the beginning of their storydespite the difficulties also due to the Vanessa’s precarious state of health.
“My dearest. I think about you every day. We don’t see each other often, I would have liked to see you much more often – he said recently Vanessa in a video message for the guest husband a With us… Freewheeling – But my lungs don’t work well, as you know. We always tried to do our best and there were some fabulous moments… truly amazing! I’m almost at the end. You still have a lot to live for… I recommend you my dear… my dearest! I love you very much“.
A video message that clearly has Franco Nero was moved and which once again underlined the full strength of their love.