Italian film producer Fulvio Lucisano mourned at Rome funeral

Rome bid farewell to Fulvio Lucisano, a film producer described as "courageous" and a "great man" who "left his mark on Italian culture." The 98-year-old producer, who passed away recently, was remembered at a funeral service filled with emotion at Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome.

Friends, family, and colleagues, including prominent figures like Alessandro Siani, Max Tortora, and Maria Pia Calzone, gathered to honor Lucisano. Numerous wreaths, including one from the Municipality of Rome and the Andromeda cinema group, adorned the basilica. His daughters, Paola and Federica, who followed in his footsteps in film production, stood with his grandchildren, visibly moved.

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Dad always adored cinema and the theater, which was always his passion. It strikes me that recent numbers are proving him right once again, because despite the pandemic, people have returned to cinemas over the years, as he had always predicted.

Paola Lucisano shared her gratitude for the turnout, especially during the August holiday period. She highlighted her father's "passion" for cinema and theaters, noting his prescient belief that audiences would return to cinemas, a prediction that recent trends seemed to confirm. "He always adored cinema and the theater, which was always his passion," she said.

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He was a man of great intuition and, above all, a producer who remained faithful to his Italianness. An important piece of Italian cinema is gone.

Don Amedeo, in his homily, spoke of Lucisano's "imagination, courage, and strength" in contributing to Italy's cultural life. He also noted Lucisano's "convinced practice of faith," often attending liturgy even when his strength waned. Lucisano reportedly faced his final moments with "serenity."

Alessandro Siani recalled Lucisano's early support for his first film in 2003-2004, emphasizing Lucisano's "great intuition" and his dedication to "his Italianness." Maria Pia Calzone also expressed her debt to Lucisano, who she said "believed in me at a time when no one else did" and protected her during a difficult early career moment. His passing is seen as the loss of "an important piece of Italian cinema."

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Fulvio had believed in me at a time when no one else did. At the beginning of my career, he even protected me in a difficult situation.