“So I invented the stars.” Anecdotes and irresistible memories of a life in the cinema- time.news

from Valerio Cappelli

90 years old on August 8th. «I’m the same age as the Venice Film Festival, I’ve seen all kinds of them. But I miss the pine that grew in front of my room. Legendary bales to help movies, my motto is: nothing is thrown away. Italian cinema is bad ”

Enrico Lucherini is not only the most famous press agent in cinema: he is the man who invented that profession. “It annoys me a little to say it, but it is. I have never been bored ». His interlayers are “I love” and “hate”>. Nobody has his grace and style of him. From Sophia Loren down, they are indebted to him. On 8 August he turns 90. The same age as the Venice Film Festival.

«It makes an impression on me. As a child I was lucky enough that my father took me to Cinecittà, A ciak came out a little monster with a curl: Macario. What happiness. As a teenager there was the discovery of Rome open city, Paisà…».

His debut in Venice?

“It’s been 60 years, I’ve seen all sorts of things. One of the first memories was the quarrel between Anna Magnani and Luchino Visconti. They were very close friends, she was sure that he, on the jury, would reward her for Sister letizia. Luchino ignored her. They did not speak to each other for two years. ‘

«Robert Altman won the Golden Lion hating the Italian title of America today; in The Wonder Woman by Bevilacqua every actress in the cast, Cardinale, Sastri, Goodwin, wanted to be the wonder; Abel Ferrara sipped the coffee he made with the coffee grounds of journalists, and his two actresses, Béatrice Dalle and Anne Parillaud hated each other, a rumor came that Béatrice was stealing from the shops so I went to Anne: hurry up, she’s stealing everything from you “.

“It’s another thing. I miss the pine tree that I saw growing in front of my room at the Excelsior, 135 … There were editions that I had twelve films to watch. That delirium is gone, unfortunately. In the beginning, only one film was played a day. The last time I went nine years ago for Scola’s homage to Fellini ».

His lies and his inventions to help movies are legendary.

“Eh … Agostina Belli’s fake drowning, Florinda Bolkan’s dance with Burton to make Taylor jealous, I told Cucinotta to cry at the first de The postman with Troisi, at the Spaak that in Sweet deceptions of Lattuada (famous for her nymphets) skip the school, I put on the dress with a white collar. And the difficulties in understanding the title of Think about a night at dinner: impatient I said, call him Add a seat at the table. Sometimes the quarrels are true, as between Lollobrigida who could not say beautiful to Francesca Dellera, who The Roman he had taken his role after 30 ‘years. For a bad Chabrol movie about gay love, The Hinds: I changed the title to Lesbians. There I was a little ashamed ».

“He wanted to meet me, took me to see his first film and I recognized his house. TO The mass is over he was never happy, but I like his anger. My slogan? He doesn’t throw anything away. From Last tango in Parisa Last tango in Zagarolo».

“He’s bad. The director of the Venice Film Festival Alberto Barbera himself says it, My last time in a room for King’s Musketeers by Veronesi: good cast but I left halfway through the film. I see actors who seem to have run away from home, all poor people, I’m fed up with the suburbs, intellectualisms, festivals closed to comedies. The exhibition will be the last call: if the proceeds do not benefit, other films will be made. The blockbusters (horrendous those of Marvel) and streaming will remain ».

Is Monica Bellucci the number 1 in building the myth of herself?

“Absolutely yes. But a new Sophia Loren will never be born again. I like Miriam Leone whom I met at Miss Italy, the poor patron Mirigliani was not very lucid and he said to me: when do the elephants arrive? He thought her contest was a circus. ‘

She used to go to via Veneto in the evening: will she be back in vogue?

“It was such a sensational thing that it will never be the same again. I don’t think Briatore’s pizzas at 60 euros will rectify the situation ».

How are you celebrating 90 years?

“I don’t know, I don’t like phone calls with Best wishes, but I will answer everyone. And maybe I’ll change my mind. “

August 4, 2022 (change August 4, 2022 | 21:37)

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