AIC, 1988 - AIC Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia ...

AIC
recommended me to Federico
Fellini, for a part in "81/2". I did
a screen test for Fellini, which was
an absolute disaster!
However, in spite of this major
"flop", I went on to make 52 films
with some of the most famous
actors and directors in the world.
Then, erotic films became the
vogue, and I had to decide whether
1 was going to change my image,
or retain the one of the "magic
circus fairy" which so enchanted
and gave joy to children, mothers
and grandparents alike.
It was a choice between being a
famous movie star and having a
lot of money, and a past filled with
wonderful memories, a different
kind of success, a tremendous
amount of sacrifice, and the
warmth that being part of the
great circus family gives one.
Once again, the magic of the
Liana Orfei e Totò in "Signori si nasce'
Circus won, but it was with a
great deal of regret that 1
abandoned my Cinema career.
Nevertheless, I have to
acknowledge that what I have
been able to attain both in the
Circus and my private life, is very
much thanks to the success 1
enjoyed in films, for all those
marvellous and unforgettable
years.
I'm convinced that, as far as the
public are concerned, my circus
and cinema image have become
one; they can no longer tell them
apart.
They have had an image of me'
over all these years of a magic
person, who could do almost
anything.
I find this very beautiful. It gives
me incredible pleasure, and a glow
in those moments when life
inevitably deludes one.