Francesco Nuti (1955 – 2023) | Stars of world cinema!

Francesco Nuti (17 May 1955 – 12 June 2023) Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Nuti was born in Florence on May 17, 1955, the son of Renzo Nuti, a barber originally from Mugello, and Anna Giglio, a Calabrian originally from Crotone. He spent his early years in the Tuscan capital and then moved, to because of his father's work, in Narnali, a part of Prato. In 1974 he graduated from the "Tullio Buzzi" Institute in Prato. He took his first steps in the world of art – albeit an amateur – when he was still a student, staging various monologues written by his own hand and continuing with some zeal even after he was employed as a worker in a textile company in Prato. . In the late seventies, he became a member of the cabaret trio "Giancattivi" – a group already composed of Alessandro Benvenuti and Athina Cenci. In those years, "Giancattivi" took part in very successful broadcasts, such as "Black Out" radio and "Non stop" TV. The trio, directed by Benvenuti himself, made their film debut in 1981 with the film Donald Duck's West, which reprises part of the group's historic repertoire. In 1982, he left the trio, which three years later finally broke up, and began a "solo" film career, taking part, as screenwriter and leading actor, in several films directed by Maurizio Ponzi: "Madonna, che silenzio c`e` stasera (1982), "Io, Chiara e lo scuro" (1983) and "Io sono felice" (1983), which give him some fame, especially the role of Francesco Piccioli, present in it the second of three films, with which he won the David di Donatello and the Silver Ribbon for Best Actor. Francesco Nuti's career also moved behind the camera, making his directorial debut with Casablanca, Casablanca (1985), the ideal follow-up to Io, Chiara e lo Scuro, for which he won the award for Best New Director. at the San International Film Festival. Sebastián and second David di Donatello Award for Best Actor. Between the second half of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s, he made other very successful films: "Tutta colpa del Paradiso" (1985), "Stregati" (1986), "Caruso Pascoski" (by a Polish father) ( 1988), "Willy Signori e vengo da lontano" (1989) and "Donne con le gone" (1991). In the same period, he devoted himself to music. In 1988 he participated in the Sanremo Festival with the song "It will be for you", which was later recorded by Mina, and in a duet with Mietta, with the song "Let's breathe", composed by the singer-songwriter Biagio Antonacci and then recorded in 1992. In 1994, after a long and arduous production, he made the ambitious film "OcchioPinocchio", which however was not liked by the public and critics, proving to be a scorching failure. Therefore, he then tried to resume the trend that decreed his great success, but fails to repeat his glories. Movies: "Mr. Quindicipalle" (1998), "I love Andrea" (2000) and "Caruso, zero in condota" (2001) receive a lukewarm rating at the box office. , not comparable to the successes of previous years. In the following years he begins to suffer from depression, has serious problems with alcoholism and even attempts suicide. In 2005 he starred in the film "Concorso di guilt", a detective film directed by Claudio Fragasso, in which he played the role of Inspector Francesco De Bernardi, involved in a complex crime related to the Moro case. It is his last film. On 12 May 2006 he was the protagonist of an interview on Radio 24 by Giuseppe Cruciani, which was cut short due to his serious condition. On the eve of returning to the set, on September 3, 2006, he slipped into a coma due to a cranial hematoma from a family accident (falling down the stairs), being hospitalized and undergoing emergency head surgery in Umberto I Polyclinic in Rome. It seems that he had fallen violently down the stairs of his house. On November 24 of the same year, he came out of the coma and was transferred to the "Versilia" hospital in "Lido di Camaiore", a center specialized in neuromotor rehabilitation. In May 2007, several press reports claimed an improvement and the possibility that he could walk again. In early June 2008, his former partner Annamaria Malipiero, with whom he had his daughter Ginevra in 1999, announced that the actor had left the hospital and was continuing his rehabilitation. In February 2009, his brother Giovanni gave an interview to the Florentine newspaper La Nazione, announcing his return home. In May 2009, during the presentation of Matteo Norcini's essay, "Francesco Nuti, The True Story of a Great Talent," his brother Giovanni states that Francesco began writing a collection of verses, titled "Collected Poems." In June 2009, the "Cineteca Nazionale" dedicated to him a retrospective at the "Sala Trevi" in Rome, a documentary entitled "Francesco Nuti… and I come from afar" presented at the International Film Festival in Rome in 2010. The press release announcing the documentary also contained updates on his health: confined to a wheelchair and mute since the day of the accident. In the following years, the Italian artist will appear in several film events and various television broadcasts. On August 5, 2014, the theatrical/musical performance "Francesco Nuti – Andata, caduta e ritorno" was staged, directed by Roman Valerio Groppa. The play, based on his biography, is performed by the actor and singer-songwriter from Prato Nicola Pecci, accompanied by a band of five, led by the guitarist from Livorno Marco Baracchino. On September 21, 2016 he was hospitalized in very serious conditions at the Florence CTO after another fall. After the accident, he was admitted to a specialized Romanian clinic. In July 2017, his daughter Ginevra Nuti offered to act as his legal guardian, stating in an interview with Corriere della Sera: "Francesco is and will always be my father even if he can no longer speak, move his hands , walk and it is right for me to take care of him". On December 7, 2019, he received the international "Vincenzo Crocitti" 2019 "Alla Career" award, which was presented to his daughter Ginevra on the occasion of the evening event, which turns out to be the first career recognition given to him in his cinematic history and artistic. Francesco Nuti passed away in Rome, at the "Villa Verde" clinic, on June 12, 2023 at the age of 68. Translated from Italian for "Albanian cinematography" : P. Bj The exclusivity on this page is dated June 12, 2023 _________________ Albanian cinematography in activity since 2013 Photos are taken from Google.