My Story
“The photo of my parents’ wedding is a blow to the heart. It all began that day. June 10, 1964. I should start right there if I had the courage to write about myself.”
For those who don’t know her personally, Lucrezia is an actress, a beautiful woman, the daughter of the scandalous Marina Ripa di Meana and the renowned Alessandro Lante della Rovere. Born into comfort and under a lucky star, a woman who seems to have everything in life. However, if you delve deeper into her story, you discover a difficult childhood dominated by a mother “on the loose” and a father consumed by his demons: Lucrezia grew up being moved like a pawn from one house to another and began modeling, almost for fun. The great Mario Monicelli opened the doors to cinema for her at just 19, and then a career dictated by instinct and courage began. A professional carousel that slid from film to theater to television. Twins were born to her when she was just twenty, while a hyperbolic and steadfast mother followed her steps, and her love life was punctuated by great loves, passions, breakups, and reunions. Lucrezia always listened only to her heart, even when she met Arturo, an Italian pointer who became her center. This book is an emotional journey, full of irony, marked by the twists and turns that fate offers. An intimate and moving story that is a must-read, because Lucrezia Lante della Rovere’s voice is sincere, luminous, and full of grace. Desires, dreams, and questions follow one another until the very end. The great adventure of a woman who lived life in a state of apnea, chasing her breath, searching for that meaning that unites us all.