«In the family was forbidden to gain weight, it was better to become addicted to heroin» – Corriere.it

It is not easy to have famous parents, and it was difficult for Vera to have a huge and handsome father like Giuliano Gemma. Vera grew up in a family where, from an early age, aesthetics was an absolute value, above all else. “For my father it was a real obsession, it was forbidden to gain weight, and it is better to become addicted to heroin,” the actress said in her presentation. Verapreviously at the Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonte section (where it won directing and best actress) and now in Italian theaters from March 23 with Wanted.

Directed by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel, the film features Vera as the protagonistGemma herself, a deeply unhappy good woman who lives between tests that end badly, men who take advantage of her, luxury shopping and friendships full of connections, like that of Asia Argento. On the western cap, Vera seems to be searching for her identity as her only mission. When her chauffeur runs over and injures an eight-year-old boy in a suburb of Rome, the guilt-ridden woman begins an intense relationship with him and his father. But he soon realizes that for all his goodwill, there is always someone willing to take advantage of his generosity.

Speaking about the movie, in response to a question about whether the failed auditions for the movie were true, he replied: “Yes, of course. True, they never took me. There was always a “but” in my tests, something was wrong. The film was definitely a turning point in her life: “For the first time I got completely naked, without any shame and unafraid to show that I was wearing extensions and that I did it again.”

And again: «I did not stop dreaming because I am a fighter. I discovered that there are other ways to be an artist. I was a Los Angeles stripper and lion and tiger tamer. All in all, I didn’t miss anything. Then I went toFamous Island To show courage: I was as hungry as everyone else, but I never complained. I knew the hunger would end soon and then I would work, and they would pay me. So why is he complaining like everyone else?

Vera Gemma expresses confidence that now “I feel less ugly, I accept myself more and I also realize that men like me.”. But all my life, I’ve had feelings of guilt that I’m not as beautiful as my parents, but not everyone can live up to an ideal.”