Luisa Ranieri is one of the Italian actresses most loved by the public. In all the roles he dons, she manages to win the hearts of the viewers. To leave your mark. Yet, behind the image of this self-confident woman, there are hidden – as in everyone – many doubts and many questions. As you had the opportunity to say in a recent interview with the weekly Grace.
The new challenges of Luisa Ranieri
Luisa Ranieri’s commitments are many. He has finished shooting Ferzan Özpetek’s new film, New Olympuscoming out this fall on Netflix, and is about to start filming the third season of The investigations of Lolita Lobosco, a drama in which he is the protagonist which immediately became one of the most loved on Rai1. But that’s not all: the actress she is ready for a new role in Paolo Sorrentino’s next filmafter his acclaimed participation in the film It was the hand of God.
Luisa Ranieri spoke about this film, nominated for the 2022 Oscars as Best International Film, in the interview with Grazia, who hosted her on the cover of the latest issue. For Luisa Ranieri The hand of God it was a resounding success. But she also forced her to take an important and conscious step.
Luisa Ranieri on the Ariston stage, during the 73rd edition of the Sanremo Festival, on 11 February 2023. Credit: Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images
Luisa Ranieri: naked for Sorrentino
In fact, within the film the actress he had to shoot a full nude scene. An undoubtedly complex moment to manage. «It’s not easy being naked in front of a crew and colleagues. You feel skinless,” she said to Grace. And Luisa Ranieri continued: «Sorrentino, however, is a great teacher and gave me confidence. Two or three nights before shooting that scene, I had a kind of panic attack but my husband told me: “I wish I was that woman, to be there in your place. Enjoy the moment, you can afford it”».
Thus, the support of the husband – the actor and director Luca Zingaretti – was fundamental for her. «Her words helped me a lot. If in this phase of my life my femininity is mature, more relaxed, I owe it to Luca. With his love, with his look, he always told me: “Everything is fine, you don’t have to be afraid, you don’t have to prove anything to anyone”. Then the daughters give a sense of responsibility: I had to go through an acceptance process to teach them acceptance.”
The daughters have not seen the film
Speaking of which, Luisa Ranieri and Luca Zingaretti had two daughters, aged 8 and 12. In the interview with Gracethe actress explained that they have never seen the film in question. «Every time the image of the film comes on on Netflix with me lying down in my costume they tell me “Mom, let’s see this It was the hand of God“, I: “Noo, we don’t see it, This film is not for you“. They’ve seen all Sorrentino’s films, only not that one!
“And his mother, and his brothers?” asked the journalist. «I felt ashamed like a thief, though. My brother Alessandro, a great Sorrentino enthusiast, told me: “Sai Lu’, the film is so powerful, so beautiful, that that nude serves to tell the story of her madness, it describes an unhappy woman, a depressed woman dismissed as crazy”» .
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