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Interview with Isabella Ferrari (Emma) Being a mother yourself, did you identify in some way with the character? Being a mother of three kids helped a lot. After Ferzan saw me playing with my own children, he trusted that I could capture the duality of fullness and emptiness that all mothers struggle with. It wasn’t easy, though! I used to get back home in the evening and I was not always able to shake off Emma’s immense sadness. What characteristics of Isabella’s own personality can we see in Emma? The softness of Emma and her fear of men is something that belongs to my character, but at the same time, I’m a little too shy to say how much of that is from my own life experiences. I always try to put myself in my character’s shoes, otherwise the illusion would be broken. What would be ‘a perfect day’ for you? Here’s my perfect day: have a run in the park with my dog, do some shopping in a good organic market, settle down my stuff, go to collect my children from school and bring them to their daily activities, go to the cinema with my husband, have a nice family dinner and go to bed early with a good book. We know you’ve been shooting in Woody Allen’s film Nero Fiddled with other big names such as Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, and Ellen Page. What was it like to act alongside them? I would like to emphasize that, in Woody Allen’s film, I only played a small part with Penelope Cruz. Nevertheless, it has been really exciting because I had the chance to meet the poet, Woody, who has always been an inspiration to me. My little part might stay in the film, or it might be cut, who knows? Either way, I will always remember the excitement of those wonderful two days working on that marvelous set. You’re widely known in Italy for your character Lead Officer Giovanna Scalice in Police District. How did your Italian fans react to you playing a victim in A Perfect Day? Giovanna Scalise of Police's District has definitely been my most famous role, but my Italian fans have known me since I was seventeen years old. I’ve played all sorts of different characters in cinema, television and theatrical shows. You’ve performed in theatre, TV and cinema. Which one do you prefer and why? I think that all the different mediums blend together after a while; having had the unique pleasure of trying them all, it’s hard to choose just one. The only things that really matter are the director who you are working with and the plot. A Perfect Day, for example, gave me the chance to work for the second time with Ferzan, a director who loves and looks after his actors. Also, working with Scola and Marco Tullio Giordana really helped me grow as an actress. I didn’t go to any acting schools in my life, so just having the chance to meet these marvelous directors has taught me so much. Following that I started in television, which helped introduce me to the public, and now I’m trying to learn more about acting on stage in the theater. Are you working in any project at the moment? If so, could you tell our viewers a little bit about it? I've just finished filming a movie by Paolo Franchi: E la chiamano estate, with Jean Marc Barr. It’s a really slimy love story. I hope that it would have the chance to run in an international film festival. |
