Andrea Bocelli opens up about the turning point in her vision impairment.
IN Andrea Bocelli: Because I believewhich premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, September 7, the Italian tenor revealed that a football accident as a boy left him blind after living with glaucoma.
“As a child, I was considered extremely myopic. I could see everything, but only up close,” says Andrea (65) in the documentary. “I remember the world I saw extremely well. The colors, everything. How could I forget those memories?”
Then Andrea’s brother Alberto appears on the screen and talks about the journey of the star.
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“My brother Andrea, 3 and a half years old, was operated on 13 times in Turin due to congenital glaucoma,” he explains. – It was torture.
By the age of 7, Andrea was sent to a boarding school for the “impaired” since “no local school would accept him”, says Alberto.
“He would only come home for holidays. We would visit him once a month,” he says. Elsewhere in the documentary, Andrea says this was the “worst moment” of his life.
At the age of 12, the singer experienced an incident at boarding school that left him permanently blind.
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“One day, playing [soccer]I was the goalkeeper. I have no idea why, because I’ve never been a goalie before,” he recalls. “And I’ll never be a goalie again. The ball hit me straight in the face. From that blow, the bleeding… and the rest is history.”
Alberto adds: “That’s when he lost. That’s when it got dark.”
In an old interview with his mother, she explained that she never bought into the “poor boy” story after the accident – and neither did he.
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“Above all, Andrea never accepted any form of pity. He would say, ‘What’s the point of pity?'” We raised him on those principles. With courage. With a lot of courage,” she said.
Andrea adds: “My mother was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to take care of myself. She worked very hard to give me peace and stability.”
Directed by Cosima Spender (Palio), Andrea Bocelli: Because I believe “follows Bocelli’s path to success and continued dedication to his craft through interviews and archival footage of performances, as well as informal gatherings, such as a party where Bocelli’s friends and family reminisce over food and wine,” reads the film’s description.
Adding: “When Bocelli sings, it’s like heaven has opened its doors, but looking Because I believe reminds us that this extraordinary artist is deeply rooted in the country.”
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