“Dear Gabriele Salvatores, I read your interview with regret. You had no reason to spread your vitriol unless it was to give visibility to the book you were trying to sell». The answer doesn’t take long to arrive Luca Barbareschiposted on his Facebook profile, under yesterday’s Corriere del Mezzogiorno exclusive, in response to the Oscar winner’s statements, made during the presentation of his book “Let’s Lose.” An autobiography for Rizzoli, in the form of an interview that the director of “Mediterraneo” presented last Monday at the “Libreria Feltrinelli” in Naples. Speaking about his experiences with the actors of the Compagnia dell’Elfo in the 1970s, Salvatores had slyly explained that among them there was “a gentleman named Luca Barbareschi”, I think he’s an actor and director now? Among other things, for example, it is also like this very adept at navigating the intricacies of ministries who award the scholarships. I’m sorry, but after a certain age I can say anything.”
The accusations
The artist had said that Barbareschi had broken his leg the night before the show and wanted to get the microphone to say so he played with a leg in a castbefore going on stage. “Obviously,” he said during the presentation, “at that time we were all unknown, so the public’s attention was focused on him…” “Tomorrow – writes Barbareschi again in a threatening tone – I will be forced to answer you and I will tell the true story of Ezekiel the wolf, the thief of ideas and poor in love, as the elves of Milan called you.
“You’ve never looked anyone in the eye before.”
To then specify: “You don’t remember things well, Bisio also injured himself during the dream, but we were all very happy children. Me in the meantime I went forward on my own two feet, while you used everything and everyone for your career. The actor, director and producer wants to say that he is sorry for these statements: “Because – he emphasizes in the article – I loved you when we were children, we went sailing together and dreamed.” He points this out , that he “an excellent memory, you have less. But you never looked anyone in the eyes, you always look away. Finally: “This is the old wolf Ezekiel, who was left alone in the end and had to bite his own tail.”