A closeness “in the heart” to Anna Magnani, a never-broken bond with Italy, where she “grew up” and returned several times. But also the appreciation for the Italian directors with whom he has worked and a true passion for Italian music that permeates Zucchero (“I would really like to do a duet with him”), but also artists like Ramazzotti and Marco Mengoni: “ Italian.” Music is very moving. Not everyone understands the words, but the essence is understood. For me, the soul of Italy is inside.” They are among the elements of Nastassja Kinski’s love for our country, to which she has just returned to receive the Women Excellence Award International from Alice nella Città, an independent and parallel section of the film festival of Rome, an award aimed at elevating women who love them, like Anna Magnani, has had a positive influence on customs and culture and has been a source of inspiration for entire generations of women. A recognition within the framework of WomenLands, the events celebrating female excellence organized by Alice nella città in collaboration and in support of the Expo 2030 Rome Committee. Women “as a symbol of hope,” says Kinski, “that’s what I thought too when I saw that the first people released (among the Israeli hostages held by Hamas) were women… a new gesture that awakens hope.” With her Returning to the cinema, the German actress, who at a young age became a face in the imagination of Wenders, Polanski, Coppola, Konchalovski, Skolimovski and Lynch, among others, also has fond memories of the Italian directors with whom she worked as ” Lina Wertmüller, a fantastic woman, Sergio Rubini, who I adore, Citto Maselli… all beautiful and special people”. Among the actresses of our country whom he loves, he mentions, in addition to his elective relationship with Anna Margnani, “Sophia Loren and Ornella Muti… wonderful people”. Cinema “gave me much more than it took away from me. It has always opened up my perspective on the world,” notes the actress. “It’s like dancers and athletes, who for me have always been symbols of peace. They make enormous sacrifices but get a lot in return. In recent years she has scaled back her acting efforts (although she made an important return last year with Thomas Stuber’s The Silent Trabants alongside another German star, Martina Gedeck): “Like all actors, I only choose one project “I’m thrilled.” The interpreter from Paris, Texas, daughter of Klaus Kinski, had told in the past how, as a teenager, she sometimes didn’t feel protected enough on the first sets, for example during nude scenes : “It’s true, something like that.” Protection, but I was lucky to be surrounded, above all, by good people. Today the situation has changed radically for women, we need to become more aware of the strength within us and know that we have the right to say yes or no. Her children (a boy and two girls, including Sonja, who became a model) “make their own decisions. I did my best with them and encouraged them to believe in themselves, not to listen to negative things and to always remember when you do.” “To have something in life, you have to be able to give a lot. Despite the chaos and violence in today’s world, “I also see that people are slowly becoming closer to each other. I’m thinking, for example, of Greta Thunberg, who showed signs of support for Palestine with her Jewish friends. I think we can only save the world together with opposites converging.”
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