Rome, Aug. 6 (LaPresse) – “Guccini portrayed Bologna and Emilia in the truest possible way, with conviction and without alternatives. While Lucio Dalla had other worlds, Guccini had enclosed worlds that were nevertheless always very rich, such as that of Via Fabbri. Worlds that allowed him to create his own highly authentic and coherent poetic style.” This is what Bologna-born director, screenwriter and producer Pupi Avati told LaPresse after learning of the death of Francesco Guccini at the age of 86. “For Guccini,” Avati revealed, “I always had great artistic admiration, and also a sort of jealousy in the sense that he was very close friends with Lucio Dalla, but so was I. That fact divided us a little. It meant that, on a personal level, I didn’t like him very much, and the same was true for him, as he was somewhat jealous of my relationship with Lucio. Dalla was the beautiful woman in our story; both Francesco and I courted him. We were all captivated by Lucio because he was the most creative person.” “Our friendship with Lucio meant that Francesco and I were never friends but always competitors. But it pains me to see that all that extraordinary Bologna is disappearing, and we are only realizing it now,” he concluded.
Guccini, Avati: “Divided by our friendship with Dalla, but ‘his’ Bologna is the most authentic”
Rome, Aug. 6 (LaPresse) – “Guccini portrayed Bologna and Emilia in the truest possible way, with conviction and without alternatives. While Lucio Dalla had other worlds, Guccini had enclosed worlds that were nevertheless always very rich, such as that of Via Fabbri. Worlds that allowed him to create his own highly authentic and coherent poetic style.” This is what Bologna-born director, screenwriter and producer Pupi Avati told LaPresse after learning of the death of Francesco Guccini at the age of 86. “For Guccini,” Avati revealed, “I always had great artistic admiration, and also a sort of jealousy in the sense that he was very close friends with Lucio Dalla, but so was I. That fact divided us a little. It meant that, on a personal level, I didn’t like him very much, and the same was true for him, as he was somewhat jealous of my relationship with Lucio. Dalla was the beautiful woman in our story; both Francesco and I courted him. We were all captivated by Lucio because he was the most creative person.” “Our friendship with Lucio meant that Francesco and I were never friends but always competitors. But it pains me to see that all that extraordinary Bologna is disappearing, and we are only realizing it now,” he concluded.