Written by: Ibrahim Shahata

Cont Fedrico Fardaal Sangirradi Kuinti Of Wardal: About two years ago, an Instagram fan of Wardal, a source of inspiration for Federico Fellini, sent Wardal an Andy Warhol collage. She asked the star if he was the one pictured below the one of Liza Minnelli, second from the right, in a famous Andy Warhol collage that also features Sylvester Stallone. Wardal replied that it was not him, but this exchange was published publicly and spread across social media until it reached the attention of some popular journalists. The true story has emerged. In the 1970s, photos of Wardal (Count Federico di Wardal) reached Federico Fellini and Andy Warhol via the film agencies of Franco Brel and Yvette Louis. Fellini chose Wardal as Casanova’s teenage alter ego in the first edition of his film Casanova, which was later stolen, shortly before it appeared on the screen. Andy Warhol requested a contract from Wardal’s private manager, Mr. Drago, to use Wardal’s image in his compositions, but the deal fell through. It now appears that Andy Warhol’s model, Mrs. Iris, who strongly resembled Wardal and was dressed and made up like Wardal, was included in the photo we are publishing at the same time as Fellini’s image of Wardal . Wardal had aesthetic characteristics and a special personality that were part of Fellini’s imagery, but even if the Wardal who appears in the form of Mrs. Iris in Andy Warhol’s collage is different from Fellini’s Wardal, the embarrassing incident could have been avoided. Wardal has a particular physiognomy and charisma that for 50 years has continued to galvanize audiences around the world and then this automatically leads to a fact of commercial fruition. But Wardal has an artistic power on stage, both in the theater and in cinema, that totally goes beyond his image. That said, if Federico Fellini requested Wardal not only as an “image” but also as an actor, giving Wardal the opportunity to express his commitment to acting, Andy Warhol focused only on his image and only on a special expression of Wardal, on his look. The first aspect involves a fact of creative involvement on Wardal’s part, the second the absolute absence of this involvement. For Wardal this is not a problem, as in 50 years of artistic career he has been acclaimed throughout the world and now this is being recognized in his country of origin, Italy, where this award will be assigned and presented to him in Pompei , an ancient city and archaeological site, on December 13, 2025 directly by the architect Giovanna D’Amodio during the VI edition of the Vesuvius Film Festival vesuviusfilmfestival.it dedicated to Wardal’s mentor Federico Fellini, a film festival chaired by Giovanna D’Amodio. Wardal, which is not just images, will give rise to the performance: “FELLINI’s Dream” directed by the president of the Historical Archive of Italian Cinema, the authoritative film critic Graziano Marraffa. Fundamental partners of the Vesuvius Film Festival are the Vesuvius National Park Authority chaired by Raffaele De Luca and ANILDD chaired by engineer Lino Marasco. Highly anticipated are the foreign films in the international section of the film festival, such as “Kamilah the Miracle Filly” by Angela Alioto, with Joe Mantegna as narrator, and the other film is “Anita” by Wardal and Ceccomori, with Wardal and music by Andrea Ceccomori. The film is under the auspices of the national Giuseppe Garibaldi association, chaired by the descendant of the hero Francesco Garibaldi Hibbert, a special guest of the film festival. https://youtu.be/VMBSioZfN-U?si=f-h04f_CAYd40RVx . Wardal will be accompanied by Maria Luisa Lo Monte, an international television personality. Soon Wardal will star in the film “Lila” (A Monster Called Lila) by Enrico Bernard. https://youtu.be/aURAiSWSK1Y?si=Oqv5RbnlOfRbhrDQ
The President of “The Times International,” Ibrahim Shehata, will be present at the Vesuvius Film Festival as a guest of honor and representative of the Egyptian and Arab press.
Wardal became famous in Egypt and throughout the Arab world and was applauded by 500 million people when an entire episode of Samir Sabri’s “Totta Sera” aired.

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