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Prison Movie Co-starring Knox Now In Slow-Motion Meltdown?!
Posted by Skeptical Bystander
For those already following the increasingly surrealistic run-up to the trial of the two remaining suspects indicted for alleged involvement in Meredith Kercher’s brutal murder, this will probably come as no surprise:
Amanda Knox, one of the two suspects, has participated (some would even say she has the starring role) in a movie featuring prison inmates incarcerated at Capanne, where Knox is being held. It was directed by Claudio Carini with grant money provided by the Umbrian regional council.
We saw this coming, in a way.
Last week, Frank Sfarzo (a stage name, real name Sforza), who has worked in the film industry, published an “exclusive interview” with Amanda Knox, in which she seems to show an incredible command of… broken English!
But it still comes as quite a shock. Who can possibly, for one second, ever have thought that this was okay?
Controversy is building fast now in Italy. The film was supposed to have been publicly screened, at the Perugia Batik Independent Film Festival, but Knox’s lawyers, the elected members of the Umbrian council and the director of Capanne prison have asked that the film be yanked.
Incredibly though, whether the film will ever be made public is still “pending” according to the Batik Festival’s director, Alessandro Riccini Ricci. Director Carini claims that Knox’s participation was “coincidental” because the idea was hatched in June 2007, before she joined the inmates at Capanne.
Is it also “coincidental” that the film is said to open and close with a shot of Knox’s blue eyes?
Can this really be true?! It reminds me of one of the most recent witnesses to come forward. He said that he saw Knox at 7:45 am on the morning of November 2 (she claims she slept in until 10 am that morning), with her “blue eyes” peeking out from behind a scarf.
The media and blogosphere have reacted immediately and overwhelmingly negatively. Web posters are wondering aloud how the Kercher family will feel when they hear that one of the suspects in their daughter’s murder volunteered for this role, had a lot of fun doing it and, in the words of Ricci, is a “magnetic actress.”
A propos the “magnetic actress” as people have already noted wryly, including Francesco Maresca, the Kerchers’ lawyer, actually, we already knew.
I wonder how Raffaele will react to the news? Recall that, according to one Italian source, Raffaele had this interesting conversation with his father and step-mother after his incarceration:
Mara: “It’s worth thinking about this. You must give this some thought because the Americans are a bit more advanced than we are, do you understand? They do lots of things for notoriety even if they become meteors”¦. tomorrow you don’t remember them anymore because someone else has taken their place.”
Raffaele: “But are you sure about this notoriety thing?”Mara: “I’m very sure.”
Shout-out to Mara: So are we!
It will be interesting to see how the local Knox PR machine roves this latest gaffe into something not only acceptable but downright laudable. They were unavailable for comment ““ I guess they’re under the cone of silence, brainstorming as I write ““ but maybe someone could get this idea to them:
They might say that Amanda Knox has become passionate about inmate rights, and wanted to lend her brand name to this worthy cause…
We have media today that allow us to record the present. What we record not only reflects the present, but indeed can shape our perception of it and the way in which the future unfolds.
Did anyone remotely involved in this project stop once to consider the ramifications? Not the least of which for the Kercher family? The Knox/Mellas family and supporters have complained loudly and consistently about the unfair media coverage of Amanda Knox.
Their complaints would have sharper teeth if they themselves did not seek the limelight at every opportunity.
I don’t usually agree with right-wingers, but I certainly think Italian People of Freedom party senator Laura Allegrini nailed it.She said that the film would only fuel the celebrity-style media coverage of the American ‘‘as if she were a star and not a young woman accused of a horrible crime”¦”
And “In all of this, the victim and her family are put in second place.’‘
Posted by Skeptical Bystander on 12/12/08 at 01:01 AM •
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