ORggi Manuela Arcuri It is one of the best known faces in the world of Italian entertainment, but the first steps of his career have not been simple. “At the beginning of the apprenticeship, when I was doing many auditions, I happened to meet directors who tried and asked me for an appointment “ he told Very true. And there is an episode, in particular, who has never forgotten: that time when a director asked her to show him his breast.
Manuela Arcuri: “To an audition a director who to show him his breasts”
“Once a director, perhaps real or fake, to an audition said to me: “let me see the breast, get up your shirt” “. Thus, without many turns of words, the actress tells Silvia Toffanin a symbol episode that happened to her on the set. An episode that will never forget. Although in the past he had already talked about certain episodes that took place during the casting.
In 2021, in an interview with the National newspaperthe actress told the harassment in the world of cinema. “The first few times, when I went to the auditions, Every now and then there was some stupid who tried. He stretched out, touched my leg. I pushed him away and he considered us …».
The embarrassment and the feeling of defeat
Telling the episode of the director who asked her to show her breasts, Manuela Arcuri still remembers “The embarrassment of a girl who was there in front of the camera to make an audition, simply a audition. It was one of the many moments I said: “It’s not for me, but why do I have to do this? I don’t feel in the right place. I don’t feel comfortable, “he told in the channel 5 program. Adding:« TI adorned a little defeat, disappointed by these situations. And so sorry, Because then in all this it hurts you ».
We women must be strong and courageous
Manuela Arcuri at the Venice Film Festival in 2022 (Ansa/Ettore Ferrari)
“The “Marpioni” are in all fields and in all sectors. Unfortunately we women are targeted In this »added the actress. By launching a message to women who, like her, live certain experiences: “We must be strong, courageous and knowing how to answer “.
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