Caterina Ferioli, the interview

Despite Caterina Ferioli He has never been a skiddown of costume movies, he certainly cannot say that the set of Belcantothe Rai1 fiction that sees her protagonist, has not left her something. “Once I entered this car, everything has changed: this project left me a crazy magic that I still carry inside me,” says Caterina, Bolognese model since teenager and, for some time, also actress with a fire debut: the one in Tears manufacturerthe film based on Erin Doom’s best-seller who pulverized all the records becoming the most viewed Italian film in the world on Netflix.

What is magic for her?
«A particular atmosphere that suggests cure and beauty. Be on the set of Belcanto He immersed me in an incredible fairy tale ».

In this fairy tale Antonia, her character, dreams of breaking as a singer: what did you dream as a child?
«I have never crossed the phase of the doctor or the lawyer: since I was a child I dreamed of dealing with art and creativity. I started working as a teenager model, making the commuter between Bologna and Milan ».

What little girl was it?
“My mother said I was very quiet. Being the only daughter, I had to create things to do: I remember that I spent a lot of time to build certain accessories such as bags, and then I improvised spectacles to entertain others ».

Never felt alone?
“No. I love loneliness for character ».

At 16 he starts being a model: he wanted to be seen?
«I think so, even if I don’t think I have rationalized it much. I simply made a casting that recruited new faces and was taken. I worked with adults and I had very blonde hair, almost white. Like Elle Fanning, which has always been my point of reference ».

How was Caterina Ferioli like to put in terms of self -esteem?
«Quite well, also because when you are not taken in fashion you know that it is never your fault: it depends on the fact that it does not fall into the measures that the customer wants or on the fact you do not have the right hair. When this is the case, you already know that you have to create an armor to be able to go on, otherwise it’s over ».

Do you think you have missed something in those years, working so young?
«I felt different from my other peers, but I liked my life. I was surrounded by people older than me and did things for women, taking a lot of trains and never braking me. However, I cannot say I really gave up something, because I still granted myself my evenings with friends having fun a lot ».

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At one point he thinks about acting: did he want to add a voice to his face?
“Exactly. I have always written many short stories and, even if I stopped, I liked the idea of ​​testing myself by bringing out my emotion through a character, giving voice to something ».

And, in fact, he begins with a blockbuster: Tears manufacturer.
«I think it was a commercially strong product and, therefore, very difficult. I had never seen a cinematographic set and I immediately realized how big and cared for it. “

Has he reviewed in the movie?
“Little, because after the film I lived a very particular moment with my life.”

Talk about the public exhibition?
“Yes. The exhibition, regardless of the fact that they were criticism or congratulations, I lived badly: when I was stopped by the girls who asked me for a photo, I hid I hide. I cried a lot but, fortunately, I have overcome it because if you want to do such a job, the exposure is a necessary consequence ».

Do you think you have underestimated the scope of the project?
«Probably yes. The problem is that when you reach a certain popularity, people think they know you even if that’s not the case: they are not fond of the person, but to the character. And this at the beginning can be a problem, even if now I think I have used to me: I only look at the beautiful things of my work ».

What helped her to take the measurements?
“I grew up and I understood that what we have inside and not as we belong to others is important, staying with our feet on the ground and remembering that they are not my job.”

When did you feel adults for the first time?
«When, once I moved to Rome, I solved a problem on my own like the abusive connection to my gas by someone else. It was the first time away from mine and I had to get away with it, succeeding and feeling automatically great ».

Did he dream of independence?
«I have always wanted it and, fortunately, I think I always had it. The fact of giving way home and starting to work so soon was the confirmation, although unfortunately I was unable to carry on the University – Art and Fashion Industry to the IULM – because I understood that it was no longer my way ».

What is its way?
“Recite. In Rome I have several coaches that follow me: after Manufacturer I had a great desire to study, to deepen and get involved. It helps me not to be competitive with others and to focus on myself ».

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Never faced the prejudice to come from a commercial success like Tears manufacturer?
«Not directly to the auditions, but I happened to me that many colleagues told me out of the teeth that, if I came from that world there, I had to be in a certain way. They asked me why I had done it and what had brought me good to me, but it is likely that there was only a little envy behind. I think that the prejudice towards a commercial project will always be there, so it might as well be to make the callus and go on ».

Ever heard a certain social pressure linked to the fact that the realization of a woman passes through marriage and children?
«It’s something that, every now and then, I wonder myself. I don’t care about marriage in itself, I admit it. For ten years I have always dreamed of the job more than the wedding, but if I found the right man … who knows ».

What is Caterina Ferioli afraid of?
«Not to be enough and to disappoint not only myself, but also the others. Slowly I am removing it, even if every now and then I still fear not to be good enough or wake up in something ».