ANDra for about ten years that Beppe Fiorello he dreamed of bringing the true story of Giorgio and Antonio to the cinemathe two teenagers from Giarre (province of Catania) who they were killed in 1980 because they loved each other. And finally, here’s to the cinema from today Weirdness of lovethe Sicilian actor’s first film as a director (who dedicated it to their memory).
The summer of crime, however, becomes that of 1982with the famous World Cup won by Italy of Bearzot, Cabrini and Paolo Rossi. The protagonists, Gianni and Ninothey begin to develop a friendship that becomes Love and try to move beyond prejudice and violence of the country, and of their respective families, until the tragic epilogue.
Weirdness of love: the plot of the movie
Sicily, 1982. Italy is at the World Cup and he doesn’t seem to have what it takes to make a good championshipinstead the Bearzot National it will surprise everyone. In that historic summer, the young Nino (Gabriele Pizzurro), son of Carmela (Fabrizia Sacchi) and Alfredo (Antonio De Matteo), helps his father to place the fireworks for the village fairs. By chance he collides on a scooter with John (Secret Samuelthe Samu of Friends of Marie de Filippi). From that moment begins a sincere friendship.
Secret Samuele and Gabriele Puzzurro. (Bim Destruction)
Nino doesn’t know that Gianni is oppressed in the village and bullied why homosexual. The mother too Lina (Simona Malato) can’t get over what considered a curse: «Disappearing is the best gift you can give us», he says to his son. Gianni is not accepted.
Friendship with Nino turns into pure, free love, beyond prejudices. But when the two are discovered by their respective families, an uproar breaks out: dad Alfredo turns into a hyena and even worse Peter, Nino’s uncle, who from a hare hunter becomes a homosexual hunter.
Weirdness of love: the true story
The crime of George and Anthonythe two gay boys killed in 1980, was filed as murder-suicide. Known immediately as the “Crime of Giarre”, it represents one of so many covered up events of Italian history. This story love story and of horrorFiorello tells it as a journey through feelings and in a mentality that still gravitates here and there in the corners of the country.
TO Giarrein that place of lies and pain, however, the protest movement for civil rights and the first circle was born Arcigay. After five years it became a National Association. In the tragedy, the death of George and Anthony brought something good. “When I read their story in a newspaper article i felt guilty and I absolutely wanted to tell it Fiorello said. It took 12 yearsbut I did it.”
Also in the cast is Samu, the dancer from Friends
To interpret the two young protagonists are the very good (along with all the cast) Gabriel Pizzuro (Nino) and Secret Samuel (John). Many will recognize him, Samuele is one of the dancers competitors of Friends of Maria De Filippi. Seeing him dance dazzles his eyes, and we confirm that he is also very good at acting.
In the difficult part of Gianni he does great. We had already seen him in other films such as At war for love Of Pif and in the role of Dino in the TV series Time with Claudius Santamaria. In Fiorello’s film it is his first attempt as a co-protagonist. «If you ask him what he loves the most between acting and dancing, he will answer dancing», the director has no doubts.
Samuele Segreto and Gabriele Pizzurro. (Bim Distribution)
Franco Battiato in Weirdness of love
The title Stanizza d’amuri is borrowed from a piece by Franco Battiato. «It seemed perfect for this story – he comments Fiorello – in the song it is told of a impossible love in wartime. Gianni and Nino fight their war. beat it could not be there, it is part of Sicily and of my childhood. I consumed Summer of a Lonely Beach, and I still consume it with my children every time we land in Catania». It’s also in the movie Cucuruccucù.
For Fiorello it was also natural to call for the original soundtrack John Caccamowhich had its own Battiato as mentor. Together with Leonardo Milani, the young singer-songwriter signed the Luntanuthe unreleased song, sewn on a Gianni and Nino.
«The song is a caress with an open heart, a Sicilian lullaby, an embryonic dance that floats between experimentation and tradition rocking on a whispered, poetic, naked text», declared the two authors.
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