Giancarlo Giannini
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Giancarlo Giannini is a pillar of Italian cinema and a vocal defender of traditional Ligurian cooking.
- Regional connection
- La Spezia, Liguria
- Food on screen
- His Lina Wertmüller films put working-class Italian tables on screen long before food television existed.
Why the food connection is credible
- Ligurian by birth, from the basil and olive oil coast
- Frequently defends regional cooking and its ingredients in interviews