Avengers and the Russo brothers, an Italian American fairytale. Joe and Anthony Russo have Italian origins, and when they were 20, they started discovering our country.
They decided to study Italian, by going to their grandparents' countries of origin; such a strong bond, because it led them to found the Russo Brothers Italian American Forum”, Donating $ 8.000 to Italian-American directors.
Russo Brothers Italian American Forum Vs Avengers and the Russo brothers
Avangers and the Russo Brothers is an indissoluble union. Joe and Anthony Russo are the directors of the film "Avengers: Endgame" which recorded the all-time record for all-time box office receipts. The proceeds were $ 1,2 billion worldwide. The maternal family of the filmmaker couple comes from Spoltore, in the Pescara area. Grew up in an Italian neighborhood in Cleveland, Italian culture has always been part of their family life, and their social life.
The Russos have stated in various interviews that they have a strong sense of family; after all they work together! They share many values and affirm that the Italian-American culture is characterized by a strong work ethic. Their great-grandparents emigrated from Italy so their family has been in the United States for several generations. They grew up hearing stories about immigrants, developing a strong respect for family members who preceded them.
The Russo brothers from Longi and from Scolpore,
They liked those stories, for the stories of sacrifice of the family, for the journey of their ancestors from Italy to America; that brought them to love storytelling and to develop a strong sense of character. The Russo Brothers often remember spending the first ten years of their life in the same house with their great-grandmother who spoke only Italian. When they were twenty, they began to visit Italy often, because they were studying Italian.
One of the two Russo brothers got married in Venice, and their sister also got married in Italy. These trips have given them the opportunity to do many experiences by tying them to Italy. They also visited the countries where their family came from, because they got to know distant relatives. As we said, the paternal part comes from the province of Messina, precisely from Longi, and the other part is from Abruzzo, a small town outside Pescara, Spoltore.
Monicelli and Fellini
The maternal grandfather of the Russo brothers emigrated from Italy at the age of 16, settling in a small town called Steubenville, near Cleveland. He worked in steel mills all his life sacrificing himself. The Russo brothers, they always looked with admiration to that grandfather. Anthony and Joe, aka “Avengers and the Russo brothers” many years ago, we lived near a wonderful theater called Cleveland Cinematheque where many foreign films were shown; among these many classics of Italian directors.
Their first movie "Welcome to Collinwood", it was based precisely on these memories. The Russo brothers have repeatedly stated how important Italian cinema was for them. Among their greatest favorite Italian directors stand out Monicelli and Fellini. They remember they loved it "Red Desert" e "The adventure" by Antonioni. They loved Mastroianni, one of their favorite actors.
