A film, The third time, already presented at the Film Festival in Rome, directed by Gianni Aureli, who returns to the theatre at the end of April, a smile that fascinates for its delicate beauty.
The actress Elisabetta Pellini is the new top star of our column. That’s what he told us.
What’s the third time? It is the story of two women, a partisan and a nobleman, who will later be Edda Ciano, the daughter of Benito Mussolini, set during the end of World War II. Two very different women, who do not even know each other, but who find themselves fleeing through the woods looking for a refuge. And among them will come to create an complicity that at another moment would have been impossible. I play Ciano, Sara Baccarini is the partisan.
How did you prepare this role, a woman really existed and linked to a very complicated period of Italian history? It was a great challenge, because the script, written by Gaia Moretti, predicted that for most of the film my character did not speak almost. So the interpretation was all to play with expressions of face, eyes, of the unspoken. I studied some documentation, looked at the process of Verona by Carlo Lizzani, where Edda is interpreted by Silvana Mangano. However, the story of his escape, a really happened episode, had never been told by the cinema.
What do you think of Edda’s personality? That of a very strong woman who wanted to be free. He spoke many languages, including Chinese, and his judgment on the work of his father at that time was not very positive, since he had let her fucilate her husband, Gian Galeazzo.
Did you find anything that belongs to you? Surely the spirit of adventure, and his love for elegance. And then he taught me that even in the worst situations, when everything seems lost, we must find the courage to react and move forward.
Do you have any plans coming? I just finished shooting Lola Bum, a film directed by Maurizio Baldini in which I interpret a very different character, a musical agent, vegan and a little naif. I had a lot of fun, it made me rediscover my “blond side”.
We’re coming to you. You’re a woman of great beauty, what do you do to keep her? In fact, in me there is a lot of unconsciousness, indeed maybe I should work a little on my self-esteem. However, I think that in the end everything comes from inside: people who appear beautiful out are beautiful inside, in peace with themselves.
What is it that gives you joy, that makes you smile, that keeps you in peace? Simple things. First look at my mom Graziella and see she’s healthy, because she’s been having some trouble lately. Work hard and carry out my projects having given the best of myself. Spend time with the people I love. And to take care of charity: I am the witness of the association Meter that deals with abused children and with problems, it is a great joy.
How important is it for you to smile? It is fundamental. Lately I experienced it with my mom, who had a stroke, needed to practice recovering the mobility of a part of the face. To help her, I also smiled with her: 20 smiles, a break, and then 20 kisses, and then again. As I went on I realized that it was not just a good facial gymnastics: because looking in the mirror you realize that the smile brings smile, and inevitably gives us joy.
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