Alberto Sordi Secret
This is the first docufilm on Alberto Sordi's private life. The "national Alberto" was a very reserved man that didn't like ostentation. His private life was impenetrable to ousiders. With the public and his collaborators, to whom he was very attached and grateful, he only shared his professional life. 'Alberto Sordi Secret' is a real historical document; A docufilm far from clichés, full of emotions, anecdotes, curiosities, unpublished photos and videos, memories of famous and not-so-famous friends, relatives, some of his lovers, and owners of the restaurants that Sordi frequented. The movie reveals unknown aspects of Sordi's life, offering an intimate and personal look at the man behind the public persona. It features fictional scenes designed to portray Sordi as a child and later as a young man, alongside his family. The fictional segment includes the reconstruction of locations as they appeared during the 1925/1940, the era around which the narratives are centered. The work. Within the work, we find contributions from well-known friends of Alberto Sordi; in particular we mention: Pupi Avati (film director and producer), Rino Barillari (Photographer), Countess Patrizia de Blanck and her daughter Giada, Sabrina Sammarini (daughter of the actress Anna Longhi), Tiziana Appetito (daughter of the stage photographer Enrico Appetito), Alessandro Canestrelli (son of Alessandro Canestrelli Senior, set photographer for dozens of Sordi's films), Rosanna Vaudetti (RAI presenter), Elena De Curtis (Totò's niece), Jason Piccioni (son of Piero Piccioni, author of dozens of soundtracks), Carlo Livignani (Sordi's cousin), Igor Righetti (Sordi's cousin), Piera Arico (actress and wife of Gastone Bettanini, Sordi's secretary and accountant) and many others.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Released
- 2024
Details
Release year: 2024
Storyline
This is the first docufilm on Alberto Sordi's private life. The "national Alberto" was a very reserved man that didn't like ostentation. His private life was impenetrable to ousiders. With the public and his collaborators, to whom he was very attached and grateful, he only shared his professional life. 'Alberto Sordi Secret' is a real historical document; A docufilm far from clichés, full of emotions, anecdotes, curiosities, unpublished photos and videos, memories of famous and not-so-famous friends, relatives, some of his lovers, and owners of the restaurants that Sordi frequented. The movie reveals unknown aspects of Sordi's life, offering an intimate and personal look at the man behind the public persona. It features fictional scenes designed to portray Sordi as a child and later as a young man, alongside his family. The fictional segment includes the reconstruction of locations as they appeared during the 1925/1940, the era around which the narratives are centered. The work. Within the work, we find contributions from well-known friends of Alberto Sordi; in particular we mention: Pupi Avati (film director and producer), Rino Barillari (Photographer), Countess Patrizia de Blanck and her daughter Giada, Sabrina Sammarini (daughter of the actress Anna Longhi), Tiziana Appetito (daughter of the stage photographer Enrico Appetito), Alessandro Canestrelli (son of Alessandro Canestrelli Senior, set photographer for dozens of Sordi's films), Rosanna Vaudetti (RAI presenter), Elena De Curtis (Totò's niece), Jason Piccioni (son of Piero Piccioni, author of dozens of soundtracks), Carlo Livignani (Sordi's cousin), Igor Righetti (Sordi's cousin), Piera Arico (actress and wife of Gastone Bettanini, Sordi's secretary and accountant) and many others.
Top credits
- Emanuela Aureli — Zia Ginevra
- Pupi Avati — Self
- Rino Barillari — Self - Contributor
- Daniela Giordano — Maria Righetti