The day after the controversy sparked by Pierfrancesco Favino over the choice of Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari, numerous directors and actors weighed in on the matter. Can an American actor play an Italian in a major production?
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Second Pupi Avati: “Favino is absolutely right. Since it often happens that Americans make films about Italians, it makes sense that they would have Italians in the lead role.
Ferrari from Modena, who is from Nebraska, is a bit funny.
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He thinks so too Edwige Fenech: “Favino is right, Americans had a lot more space in Italian films than the other way around. Even though Favino has appeared in several American films, we have absolutely no comparison. Even in the movie Gucci, for heaven’s sake.” “The actors are great actors, but they’re not Italian. Aside from putting a veil of compassion over the film, it is certainly not the right way to portray a family.”
“The issue raised by Pierfrancesco Favino, a good friend of mine, is a very complex question – instead he commented Gabriele Salvatores He was also in Venice, where he was a guest at Giorgio Armani’s party last night – something we should think about in more detail, and in any case the fact that we are discussing it today shows the importance of the issue.”