Producer of Italian paedophilia drama says ‘controversy has generated plenty of interest and has been good for the film’
Faye Dunaway will appear in Italian paedophilia drama The Man Who Drew God, which features
Kevin Spacey in a small role as part of the latter’s attempt to resuscitate his acting career after numerous allegations of
Sexual Misconduct over the past four years.
According to Variety, the film’s producer Louis Nero says Dunaway will play a “braille teacher who is an old friend of the blind protagonist”; the latter is played by veteran Italian film-maker Franco Nero, who also directs. Vanessa Redgrave, who is married to the director, was widely reported to have been cast in the film, but a statement from her agent in May denied she had agreed to appear. Variety quotes Louis Nero as saying: “It’s the role that Vanessa Redgrave was meant to have. Vanessa isn’t up to travelling any more.”