The funeral of the actor and director will take place this afternoon in the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte in Florence Francis Nutiwho died on June 12 at the age of 68.
To celebrate them, Father Bernardo Gianni. Lots of emotion and lots of hugs to the ex-partner Annamaria Malipiero, her daughter Ginevra, her brother Giovanni and her niece Margherita.
In the Basilica, on the hill overlooking Florence, there are historical friends like Carlo Conti, Leonardo Pieraccioni, Sandro and Giovanni Veronesi, Giorgio Panariello, Marco Masini, Gianfranco Monti, Valeria Solarino, Nicola Pecci.
Also among those present Matteo Biffoni, mayor of Prato, the city of Nuti, and Dario Nardella, mayor of Florence, where he was born. Several Fiorentina fans, a team whose fan was the actor and director, also said goodbye for the last time: a scarf from the Fiesole curve was placed next to the coffin, next to a cap.
During the homily, Father Bernardo, Abbot of the Basilica, also quoted phrases from the actor’s and director’s films, including that of Madonna: What a silence it is tonight: “Either you win the totocalcio, or you move the church, or They are going to Peru”. But, Father Bernardo added: “Today the bells are dancing and it takes no effort.”
He also repeated the words of it will be for youthe song that Nuti presented in Sanremo in 1988. “It is very important to live this liturgy and not as a funeral. It is a gesture of mystery and it is important to close our eyes to give free rein to the imagination of our heart,” said the abbot -. From I’ve been watching YouTube for 12 hours to say something decent. Ginevra and Annamaria know that I don’t have the cinematic expertise to do their art justice. I speak from the heart in my hand. Francesco’s flight is perfectly clear and transparent, without any opacity.”
“It will be for you”, the tribute of Francesco Nuti’s daughter
Recalling Nuti’s attachment to Prato and Florence, Father Bernardo also said that he was in Prato, his hometown, in the middle of filming Madonna, what a silence it was tonight as he left school.
A day of sadness and pain, the community explains, which will precede “the many moments of celebration and commemoration of the actor and director: a memorial service is planned for Nuti at the next City Council on Thursday, June 22.”
In addition, Prato will commemorate Nuti by naming one of the most emblematic places, the Manifatture Digital Cinema.
“Nuti is the son of this city, he was an ambassador and a symbol of it, with his delicate comedy, his distinctive voice and his deep eyes – Biffoni recalled –. He managed to bring the Prato of work to the big screen, of the banging boat and the she-wolf, with the poetry that only he had. A true champion, a man and an actor who, even in the most difficult moments, was never forgotten and to whom Prato and Tuscany will commemorate with dedication in this way one of the most beautiful and important places for cinema and the city for him.” A way of commemorating a great protagonist of cinema, a symbol of the most intelligent Tuscan comedy. It will certainly not be enough to fill the void he left us, but it is the right tribute to return the deep affection that Francesco, “Even in the most difficult moments, he always showed himself to his country” , says Giani.
ANSA agency
He was 68 years old and had been ill for some time. (HAND)