Virginia Raffaele is moved by the Giffoni Film Festival when a girl says to her: “Actors with disabilities should be played by actors with disabilities like me”

Virginia Raffaele he “debut” At the Giffoni Film Festival. The actress came to Giffoni for the first time to present some scenes of the movie Life goes like this by Riccardo Milani who will arrive in theaters on October 24th. A project that renews his collaboration with the director after A world apart last year, of which he was co -star with Antonio Albanese.

Life goes like this And Inspired by the History True History of Ovidio Marrasthe Sardinian shepherd who died in 2024 at 93 years old and became known for refusing to sell his land at the Malfitan head blocking the construction of a resort because he said: “The beach belongs to everyone”.

He tells Milani who arrived at the Giffoni Film Festival with Virginia Raffaele: «I knew the Marras story for over ten years and still has not ended today. Building such a structure in a wonderful place in southern Sardinia for the local community means new jobs. Too bad that this also wants to say impact on the environment heavily. The film deals with a theme, that of agreeing on employment and respect for nature, which is central to our country. We think of all the eco -monsters that have been built over time. I believe that we Italians every now and then is missing the courage to raise our heads, to say what we think. I mostly do funny comedies even if in my films I deal with social issues because I want to turn to a broad audience, to those who do not think like me ».

In the cast, among others, there are also Diego Abatantuono, Aldo Baglio, Geppi Cucciariwho plays a magistrate, while Ignazio Giuseppe Loi, who is not a professional actor, is the protagonist of the story. Raffaele says: «I went some days before the start of the shooting just to familiarize yourself with the place and to practice with the emphasis. Milani is crazy in finding the right people for the right role. Ignazio had never recited in his life but is better than De Niro. I have always been a fan of Aldo Giovanni and Giacomo, so working with Aldo was beautiful. I asked him to make up all the gags I remembered, I had fun as crazy. But like many comic actors, he also has a great melancholy inside that in this film comes out ».

On her double nature as an actress and imitator – among her best known performances: Belén Rodríguez, Carla Fracci and Ornella Vanoni – says: «In reality my imitations are never perfect and I have great admiration for those who manage to reproduce the voice of a character famous in an identical way. I reinterpret more than replicate. To prepare myself not only I observe it, I study the way he moves, speaks but I read everything that concerns him, I become a sort of private investigator ».

During the meeting with the boys of the juries of Giffoni, Virginia Raffaele was moved When a girl with disabilities said to her: “I see the films with the actors who identify with characters with disabilities to interpret them at best and I am happy, but I also think that those roles should go to the actors with disabilities, because otherwise those like me who want to act will never find space”. “I absolutely agree with you,” Raffaele replied, “and I hope we can work together soon.”