Remembering Francis Nuti: Iconic Italian Actor and Director Passes Away at 68

He died in Rome Francis Nuti, was 68 years old, had long been away from the scene for health reasons but still remains one of the most popular and loved faces of Italian cinema and entertainment. This was announced by his daughter Ginevra together with the family members who sincerely thank the health personnel and all those who have treated the actor in the long term of the disease, in particular the staff of Villa Verde in Rome. The date and place of the funeral will be announced in the coming hours. The same family asks that the moment of great pain be respected and for this reason they will not issue statements.

The beginnings with the Giancattivi

A long career, that of the Florentine actor, which began in the late seventies with the cabaret of Giancattivi – con Athena Cenci e Alexander Welcome – the landing in the cinema and a series of successful films, from Madonna what a silence it is tonightof 82, a Me, Clare and the Dark with which Nuti wins a David di Donatello, the Silver Ribbon for best leading actor and the Golden Globe for best revelation actor.

The debut behind the camera

In the mid-eighties the debut as a director: signature Casablanca, Casablanca (1985) with which he won the second David for best actor and the award for best new director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, It’s all heaven’s fault (1985), Bewitched (1986), Caruso Pascoski (from a Polish father) (1988), Willy Signori and I come from afar (1989), Women in skirts (1991). All films that meet with great public favor, up to EyePinocchiofrom 1994, which instead turns out to be a flop.

The difficulties of private life

Nuti tries again in the following years with Mr Fifteen Balls, I love Andrew (2000) e Caruso, zero in conduct (2001) but the professional activity corresponds to a private life full of difficulties. The actor and director falls victim to a deep depression, seeks refuge in alcohol, “he has struggled to manage success – he said Annamaria Malipiero a Sunday Inhis partner from 1994 to 2000 and with whom Nuti had daughter Guinevere – and in those moments there is nothing and no one who can help you, if you are not the first to believe that you can heal”.

The first accident

In 2006 a domestic accident causes him a head injury, Nuti is hospitalized urgently in Rome, goes into a coma, then a long and complex rehabilitation.

The second incident

In 2016 another fall, another hospitalization, this time in Florence. Finally, hospitalization in the capital, in a specialized clinic, where he died today. “He needs continuous assistance – his daughter had explained two years ago, always at Sunday In – I read him the fan messages that I get every day and he is happy. He and I can understand each other with our eyes, with a look. He has always been very expressive and we understand each other. He recognizes me, he is happy when he sees me and when he sees mom. Everyone tells me we look alike, especially the eyes. Even fans of him always start from the analogy of the face. I live it with joy.”