Leonardo Pieraccioni Recovers Childhood Absence Slip From 1976
Italian actor and director Leonardo Pieraccioni came into possession of a school absence justification slip from the 1976–77 academic year after a friend found it, lanazione.it reported. The yellowed document, which bears the signature of his mother Carla from his time at the Giosuè Carducci state middle school in Florence, surfaced fifty years later after an acquaintance discovered it at a flea market in Subbiano.
“Already at 20 I had developed a natural, romantic, and pathological predisposition for nostalgia,” Pieraccioni wrote on social media alongside a photograph of the slip. The discovery prompted reflections on his childhood routine, recalling staying home sick with a kitchen television moved to his bedroom via an extension cord, black-and-white channels, Vicks Vaporub on his chest, and a mercury thermometer.
Childhood Illness Memories and Motherly Care
The document evoked specific domestic details of growing up in Italy during the 1970s. Pieraccioni recalled his mother checking on him every half hour and eating minestrina with processed cheese while confined to a warm bed.
“Outside everything could happen, I was happy there,” Pieraccioni wrote regarding the experience of staying home from school at age eleven.
Pieraccioni prepares for new film release
The archival find coincides with preparation for Pieraccioni’s upcoming cinematic release, An artificial weekend, scheduled to arrive in theaters in November. The recovery also follows recent reflections on the thirtieth anniversary of his hit film The Cyclone, which he wrote in a month and a half and previewed privately with Mario Monicelli and Carlo Conti.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Discovery
Where was the school absence slip found?
An acquaintance of Leonardo Pieraccioni found and purchased the document at a flea market in Subbiano, though the exact route the paper took to get there remains unknown.
Which school and school year does the document reference?
The justification slip dates back to the 1976–77 academic year at the Giosuè Carducci state middle school in Florence, when Pieraccioni was a student.
What is Leonardo Pieraccioni’s next film?
His upcoming film is titled An artificial weekend, and it is scheduled for theatrical release in November.