Saga De André, arguments, fights, false arrangements for a family that cannot find peace

“All happy families are alike. Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” The incipit could just be a quote from the most famous and definitive ruling on family relations. Besides, Tolstoy was already at the time Anna Karenina also thinks of the De André, Cristiano and his daughter: another example, the same and different, of discontent brewed in years of involvement, like snakes, public and private accusations , wounds that don’t heal, words that are always the salt that irritates. The last chapter in a series of misunderstandings, detachments and hardships, lack of communication and poisons, is the interview – with vitriolic expressions – which Francesca gave to Novella 2000.

They have not spoken to their father for a long time, he is now traveling on a celebratory trip in honor of Fabrizio, the great artist from whom everything came: «My father continues on rearranging a dead man’s songs for money, when to make his way it was enough to draw on his own talent, which he never learned to use. He always let his misfortunes take over his virtues. I am not afraid that my opinion will reach his ears.”

The pain reappears like a blade, the love denied to her parents has been greatly lost and cannot heal the wounds: «My parents were separated and my mother was entrusted, with whom I had a contentious relationship. At 14 I ran away from home and went to live with my father. With him it was worse… The defense judge was warned about my rebellious behavior and I ended up in the community. No one wanted to pay attention to me, including Dori Ghezzi, my grandfather Fabrizio’s wife, who at first seemed to want to accept me. they all abandoned me.” Anger that has deep roots. Cristiano De André had given his version of events some time ago: «At 24, a judge took away custody of my children, there was no time to tell them who me. Carmen, the mother, filled them with sorrow for me, and raised them on bread and poison.”

In a line of relatives it is best to summarize the genealogical tree of the family: Cristiano had Fabrizia (1987) and twins Francesca and Filippo (1990) from his first wife Carmen de Cespedes. Then another daughter (Alice, 1999) from the relationship with Sabrina La Rosa, but that’s another story. The fights with the older girls continue, especially with Francesca who is often seen in Barbara D’Urso’s wallless afternoon living room (“slaps and punches, my father is violent”) as a boost to those who hurt more than that comes with it. defamation lawsuit.
When she reported her boyfriend for domestic violence (“I have suffered from sick love affairs that I was used to”) he responded ambiguously (“we live in a society where we can -today be successful by telling the worst). At that moment Francesca pulled out the ace: “He’s the one who beat my half-sister’s mother to death.” And so on, whoever hits harder.

Among many warnings (this time father against girls) was also the one when Fabrizia and Francesca decided to take part in Big Brother, the program which is a major hole in underwear. In the end Fabrizia gave up (not from the love of his father, but from his mother: she did not want to be away from her son); On the other hand, Francesca went straight: “I’m not afraid of my father, he’s the one with the straw.” Cristiano De André stigmatized Gf voyeurism, but posted on Facebook, not just a diary with a padlock: “My girls, I say this willingly, they prefer a quick “success” search, through programs that I consider to be of low quality. Sure I may have made mistakes as a father, but I never stopped loving him. I suffer to see my daughters abandoned to this void.”

There is nothing. The battle continues, Francesca again: «If he really wanted to lay down his arms, he should start to stop holding the legal battles. For years we have only spoken through the courts.” Last July Cristiano revealed to Rolling Stone: “I have a very good relationship with my daughter Alice. With the others it changes for many reasons. A- now everything is much more relaxed.” Now it doesn’t seem like it will ever come.