Steve Della Casa, the left has never loved Albertone

"He was considered a populist, a mirror of Italy in which the left did not recognize itself, but ultimately it was just a mirror of Italy and that's it." So Steve Della Casa talks to ANSA about his documentary, directed by together with Caterina Taricano, with the not by chance title: 'We are in a Alberto Sordi's film?' (Nanni's ironic and derogatory phrase Moretti in 'Ecce Bombo'), which arrives in cinemas only on November 3, 4 and 5 distributed by Altre Storie. "Surely Sordi was not a leftist, but not even a leftist right. One who, if you look closely, has also created characters strongly nonconformist: just think of 'Tutti a casa', in who makes fun of certain specific things. In short, he was someone who problems it posed. The left - adds Della Casa - has I've always had a prejudice against comedians: if someone does laughing is still a second-rate person, someone who doesn't say serious things. This is obviously not true." And again: "Unlike many works already completed on the subject, the documentary aimed to tell the reasons why Alberto Sordi also had numerous experiences in his life negative positions taken by critics and colleagues. his characters were in fact decidedly cynical and uncomfortable and this has earned him several criticisms which were related especially to his political position and his lack of adherence to the many political battles supported by a large part of of Italian cinema. Furthermore, his biting irony was often unwelcome to the establishment, which on several occasions he addressed very harsh criticisms". "Are we in an Alberto Sordi film?" recalls the artist. through many archive scenes and interviews with exponents of entertainment and culture, including Giuliano Montaldo, Nicola Piovani, Ascanio Celestini, Vincenzo Mollica, Riccardo Rossi and Steve Della Casa.