Asia Argento shares on Instagram his suffering for the death of Daria Nicolodi, cinema icon thanks to Deep red, but above all the actress’s mother. The two women had a very strong bond, which Asia herself recalled in a series of posts and videos celebrating her famous mother.
“Rest in peace, my beloved mother – wrote the director -. Now you can fly free with your great spirit and you won’t have to suffer anymore. I will try to go on for your beloved grandchildren and especially for you who would never want to see me so grieved. Even if without you I miss the ground under my feet, and I feel I have lost my only true point of reference. I am close to all those who have known and loved you. I will always be your Air ”.
Discreet, far from the spotlight and passionate about cinema, the Nicolodi he had turned 70 last June. From her Asia inherited a love for acting, but also beauty and a mysterious charm. It is 1975 when Daria breaks into the life of Dario Argento. The director chooses her after an audition in which he asks her to wash her hair. Blue eyes and bangs, Nicolodi plays the role of journalist Gianna Brezzi and conquer success. “I read Bernardino Zapponi’s screenplay in one go in one night in the family home in Rome and felt a great fear,” he said years later.
On the set of Deep red, Daria not only has her consecration, but also begins a love story with Dario Argento, which will last until 1985. Asia is born from their love story. A unbreakable bond, the one between mother and daughter, made even more solid by a terrible tragedy that Argento and Nicolodi had faced together: that of Anna’s death, eldest daughter of Daria, died in a car accident.
A restless soul and a life marked by deep suffering, Asia confessed on Instagram how much her mother was a point of reference for her. The actress of Deep red she was a very sweet grandmother to grandchildren: Anna Lou Castoldi, fruit of the relationship between Asia and Morgan, and Nicola Giovanni, had by Michele Civetta. In the Stories, the actress and director posted videos and photos that recall her mother’s talent, her beauty and unprecedented skill, amidst great masterpieces of cinema and undeniable charm. “Daria forever”, he commented.
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