This Sunday August 2, TF1 broadcasts Dalida. A film directed by Lisa Azuelos that the brother of the deceased, Orlando, was shocked to discover.
“Life is unbearable to me. Excuse me.“It is by writing these words that Dalida left this world, on the night of May 2 to 3, 1987. In 2017, 30 years after her death, Lisa Azuelos devoted a film to the singer’s life. In the latter, which bears his name, the myth was revealed in all its seams, from his childhood in Cairo to his triumphs on stage, including his joys and his greatest sufferings. Feature film that had deeply shocked Orlando, the brother of the deceased. “I took it in the face“, he said as reported by the site AlloCine. “It’s hard to see your own life going by like this, especially since Dalida was not just my sister, I worked with her, we went most of the way together, I witnessed her story, I became the keeper of his memory.“
Bruno Gigliotti, whose real name is still, gave Lisa Azuelos’ film a second chance by watching it again. Amazement invaded her despite his assiduous participation to the feature film. Brother and producer of Dalida, Orlando carried this project for five years, when American studios expressed interest in producing it. Unable to come up with a satisfying scenario, he was ready to give up. But it was without counting on the support of producer Julien Madon who quickly introduced him to Lisa Azuelos. Orlando therefore supervised the script of Dalida, making personal archives of the singer available. As for the choice of the actors supposed to interpret it and give life to his famous sister, he was the only one to to have the last word.
Orlando: “she was enjoying life to the fullest”
Car Orlando makes a point of honor to respect the memory of Dalida. In an interview with France Sunday in August 2019, he re-established the truth about the psychic state of the interpreter of He had just turned 18. “We often think that Dalida was a sad woman. This is completely wrong !“, he stressed,”She munched on life to the fullest and she experienced great moments of happiness. Except that fate also sent him hell.“In the process, he explained that Dalida had premeditated his gesture. “She always said: ‘No one will steal my death from me. ‘ Still very beautiful, she wanted to leave before the time do his work.“
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