APRIL 2021

 

by Maria A. Avveduto

 

It is now well known to everyone that everyone who touches the mythical, extraordinary and inimitable Sabrina Ferilli becomes a great success.
At the cinema since its inception, you have seen him dealing with strong themes, giving voice, body and soul to characters different from each other. Interpreting films that will remain in the history of our cinema.
We saw her fight to defend the family victim of a usurer bank in Ricky Tognazzi's "Vite strangata" and in less demanding films that represented habits, customs and phobias of our Italy such as "Ferie d'Agosto", "I Fobici" "and" Le Giraffe "with Veronica Pivetti.
Memorable is the scene of Sabrina who in the film "Mr. 15 balls" written, directed and starring Francesco Nuti (among other things one of my favorites), gives us a dance on a pool table with a fiery red dress that wraps her highlighting all its unique and inimitable sensuality.
Sabrina Ferilli, even if in recent years, to our chagrin she has become more of a fictional character, almost always Mediaset, she remains and will always remain one of the great actresses from the 80s to today.
About his professional life, his career and the achievements we will talk about later.
Today we can celebrate with her yet another Mediaset television success, which is entitled "Wake Up Love My" directed by Simona Izzo and Ricky Tognazzi. Three-part fiction produced by Fabula Pictures and shot near Rome even if it is set in southern Italy.
In addition to the great Sabrina Ferilli, the protagonists of this fiction are Ettore Bassi, Francesco Arca, Iaia Forte, Caterina Sbaraglia, Antonio Avella, Francesco Venditti, Bruno Torrisi, Massimo Popolizio, Veruska Rossi.
The fiction is about Nanà, played by Sabrina Ferilli, who works as a hairdresser and is married to Sergio, played by Ettore Bassi.
Nana and Sergio's daughter is diagnosed with leukemia, Nana begins the war against the steel mill against which it seems impossible to win.
Her husband Sergio, a worker and employee of the steel mill, is opposed to the initiatives of his wife Nana to want to investigate the causes that caused the illness of their daughter Sara because he does not want to believe that his factory harms his employees.
Present the character of "Mimmo", Domenico, played by Francesco Arca. Friend of Sergio and former love of Nana who tries in every way to get her back.
Iaia Forte plays the character of the hairdresser Ramona, owner of the salon where Nana works, who will then be fired by herself.
Caterina Sbaraglia plays the character of Sara, the daughter of Nana and Sergio, nicknamed "little fish" who is a swimmer about to win another swimming competition before being stopped by the disease or by the leukemia that her mother Nanà believes is caused by 'industry.
In the hospital Sara will meet Lorenzo, played by Antonio Avella, who too has been diagnosed with a bad disease but the love for the girl gives him the strength to face this disease.
As in any story of denunciation, the figure of the journalist is present, in this fiction interpreted by Francesco Venditti, son of Simona Izzo and the great Antonello, who deals with local shows but who is involved by Nana in the pollution investigation.
The unscrupulous character who aims at his own business is played by Massimo Popolizio, who plays Ettore Tagliabue, director of the factory accused by Nana of causing illness.
A doctor will help Nana in her investigation and is doctor Manuela Placido, played by Veruska Rossi, who also takes care of Nana's daughter Sara in the hospital.
The fiction was followed by 3,815,000 spectators for an audience share of 16.1%.
Among other things, Sabrina Ferilli is Honorary President of the "Cinema 2001" association of the director Annarita Campo.
<<Sabrina is by far, in my humble opinion, the greatest Italian actress of recent times, as well as the most beautiful. Unique, affectionate, simple, she is absolutely not a person who makes us weigh who she is but acts in a simple and humble way and this makes her a great artist as well as a great person.
I have lived beautiful moments with her that will remain in my heart forever. Maybe one day I'll tell them, just to tell who the extraordinary Ferilli is!>>
Following the broadcast of the fiction, a worker was fired after sharing a post where he was invited to watch it. Ferilli Nazionale with a heart of gold made itself immediately available to pay legal fees and a stipend for the dismissed worker. Great Sabrina! Always and only unique!