TOAmong the most loved on the Italian panorama, today Vittoria Puccini also plays the role of the president of UnitNational union interpreters theater and audiovisual. The Tuscan actress, by virtue of her role, It does not remain silent after the blow and response between the Minister of Culture and his colleague Elio Germano.
Vittoria Puccini on the side of Elio Germano
«The left thought that culture was their stuff. They had intellectuals, they lost them. Now they rely on influencers, and the comedians have remained and that’s it. ” With these words the Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuliduring a conference on the culture organized in Florence He attacked Elio Germano and Geppi Cucciari. And his statements have turned on the clash.
To respond to the minister was not only the person concerned, Elio Germano, But also Vittoria Puccini. From President of Unita (National Union interpreters Theater and audiovisual) has firmly defended the category: «Elio Germano is an actor and a very active person in helping his category. He did not speak for himself, but on behalf of the most fragile workers. This is what really matters ».
The wish of a real confrontation with the institutions
Vittoria Puccini is decided. The actress wants to move the debate from the political to the concrete plan: “We must focus on real problems, do not make ourselves distracting from slogans or provocations”.
And he underlines a fact that those who work in the sector know all too well: «It is objective that there has been a strong contraction of work in our sector. This data was reported by many workers and also by the associations of the crews and workers. Concrete tools to face it must be found aware of this crisis. And this can only happen through listening. It is an objective reality, and for this reason the complaint deserves respect by the institutions. Respect and listening. That’s what we ask, and from there we start again ».
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Vittoria Puccini: “It is time to change the narration of the privilege”
One of the hardest beliefs to unhinge, according to Vittoria Puccini, is the one that sees those who work in the world of entertainment as automatically “lucky”. The actress is firm in reiterating it: «We must contrast the idea, still too widespread, that those who do cinema or TV are always a privileged one. It is a wrong narrative, to reverse “. Behind each actor there is a world of professionals who live in precariousness and instability.
According to the President of Unita, all those who, in the sector, work too often without protections or certainties, must be put at the center of attention. «We know our job, we know what difficulties are and we can offer tools and solutions to deal with them. It is essential that there is listening. “
Always that of the actors is considered the most precarious. But precariousness also extends to those who work behind the scenes. Vittoria Puccini, as an actress and representative of the category, hopes that political controversies will be overcome. Italian cinema, in fact, is a cultural but also economic heritage, “with important repercussions on other sectors”. Therefore, it is necessary to “work on problems, with solutions that can improve the conditions of workers and strengthen the entire industry”.
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