Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino offered a short remembrance of veteran Italian actor and producer Claudio Vecchio, who passed away earlier this month in Rome, during today's press conference for his film competing at the Venice Film Festival. La Grazia .
Oldman appeared in Sorrentino's 2013 film The Great Beauty and appears briefly in La Grazia .
"Claudio was a friend to many of us. He was among the smartest individuals I've encountered, along with being a close friend," Sorrentino remarked about Vecchio.
He played a minor part in La Gran Bella (The Great Beauty) That made me extremely proud, as he was among the top Italian actors. However, he consistently refused many opportunities. Others encouraged him to pursue acting, yet he declined all those offers. He worked as a producer instead.
Sorrentino stated: "In my opinion, he was the hardest actor to work with in the history of film."
Oldman's credits as a producer include Mario Martone's L’amore molesto and 2004 feature To Rest Beside Her To Lie Next to Her To Be Near Her While Sleeping To Share a Bed With Her To Slumber Alongside Her To Lay Next to Her To Sleep Close By Her To Have Her Nearby When Asleep To Be Adjacent to Her During Sleep To Spend the Night Next to Her His passing was reported on August 9th by Italian media outlets.
Vecchio appears briefly in a supporting role in La Grazia which will open the Venice Film Festival tonight. The movie features Toni Servillo and Anna Ferzetti. Sorrentino directed the film based on his own script. Not much is revealed about the storyline, but it is understood that the film depicts the last days of a fictitious Italian presidency.
This feature was made by a Fremantle production, with The Apartment, Numero 10, and PiperFilm as producers, set for release in Italy. Mubi holds all global distribution rights except for Italy. The Match Factory is managing overseas sales.
La Grazia marks Sorrentino's initial return to Venice since 2021's The Hand of God That movie received the festival's Grand Jury Prize.
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