Colin Firth Acceptance Speech Venice Coppa Volpi 2009

Colin Firth acceptance speech for Best Actor Award at Venice Film Festival 2009. Thanks to Ginny & ladies at Colin Firth Forever!
Translation: "Over the years this country has swamped me with gifts, apart from culture, literature, great movies, art, cooking, vines, grappa, it gave me a wonderful wife, a wonderful wife and two wonderful kids and for all that being here tonight with this gift in my hands, here in this country, perhaps its the greatest honour of my life.
I'm here for the gift Tom Ford gave me; he gave me his trust, not as a professional deal, but he had just this thing very very personal, very precious, very important for him and he put it in my hands and thereby it became personal, important and precious also for me, something to keep forever and he gave me also the opportunity to work with these great talented persons, great friends Julianne, Matthew, etc. share this with all of you. To Tom Ford-- I'm looking forward to see your next piece of work.
My wonderful wife that inspired me, loved me, beared me since 15 years, with patience to bear this strange roles, these different husbands with which she lives. Thank you. Thanks all of you, thanks jury, thanks festival."
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[@greatsea]

Lui e' uno dei motivi per cui ho imparato l'italiano.

[@kierkekant]

Grande attore, splendida persona. La coppa Volpi non è un regalo , è un premio davvero meritato.

[@user-jl7ym4en5b]

Magnificent Actor, Magnificent Cast. Truly Magnificent FIim.

[@crizty3006]

Ti amo tantissimo Colin Firth

[@NablaSAR]

Grande, Colin Firth. Grazie per i bellissimi momenti che ci regali. Sentirti parlare così bene l'italiano, poi, fa molto piacere. Sapere che è possibile scambiare con te anche due parole è molto gratificante. L'Italia ti ha dato molto, ma anche tu stai dando molto al nostro Paese.

[@margo3883]

Well, not only he's drop dead gorgeous, he has to speak Italian as well.... I wonder if the man knows what he's doing to us... Anyway, to cut a long story short...Beata Livia ! Thanks Colinut for posting it !

[@virginiaalvespons2590]

Que placer escuchar a un inglés hablar italiano.

[@SUE-yn4qb]

EXCEPTIONAL FILM! A WORK OF ART!

[@mydalenka]

Il mio attore preferito nel mio film preferito parla la lingua che imparo e amo. Sembra un paradiso :-)

[@ZauberinNini]

+mydalenka Che bello il tuo commento,molto sentimentale e poetico.

[@iodreamer]

Thank you so much, Colinnut for posting it! I'm in tears, so happy for him and so happy to finally see the entire speech! A great MAN, a great ACTOR!

[@verified139]

This is the 1st time I saw the whole speech. Thanks so much for posting it.

[@ravensto]

Thanks for posting

[@VamptasticVamp]

What a wonderful speech! I love Colin- he's an amazing actor and a fine man. I wish him many awards- including Oscar, but honestly I think this European one is way more important for him.

[@aprilwoli]

Thank You for the translation.

[@yoozuk]

He's a real talent and so humble! Lucky wife!!

[@soniapoggi4241]

Lo abbiamo adottato Colin..adoratissimo!

[@AbleKi]

OMG!!! I read the translation! wonderful speech! very very wonderful!

[@love4firth]

This is the 2nd time I'm commenting. Not registering. Thanks for posting colinnut. Luvya, Nancy, 5*s for sure.

[@jonnycag]

brilliant speech!

[@colinnut1]

I know Shazza! If that had been here in the states, they would have had the camera on Livia. It was so touching, made me cry. His adoration of Livia is just one of the many things I love about him. :)

[@j1008h]

beautiful and sentimental, she's a lucky women to have such an awesome husband and friend.

[@southernbrooklyngal]

omg i think i fell even more in love with this man...such a class act...get that oscar next week honey...

[@Blondfoxy24]

Questo è un raro esemplare di FiGUS CUM CLASSE

[@yli97]

+Lydia D C :-D Battuta stupenda!!

[@Blondfoxy24]

+mario rossi :D grazie, Mario!

[@marcorossi8412]

+Lydia D C Figurati! ;-) (anche te sei belloccia!)

[@Blondfoxy24]

+marco rossi ah, beh...grazie!

[@Mauriziospag]

Lo specchio della mia coscienza... Colin Firth siamo ipnotizzati dalla tua grazia, magnifico e grazie per la tua interpretazione. di Maurizio Spagna

[@periperigord]

Always the perfect English gentleman!

[@hls521]

Oh gosh... I think I'm in love...

[@nickenssullivan]

he's awesome!!! he's a talented intelligent actor and a great man!! and his italian is amazing ;)

[@annaDarcy17]

awwwwww

[@pearshapedeve]

how wonderfully dignified he is!

[@FabioSiNoSiCAkira]

Great Colin. He deserve this important prize that have awarded from every continent some of the gratest actors and actresses of all times. Look On the stage there are Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Marco Muller (festival director). Sitting on the stage the jury of Venice 2009: Ang Lee (Taiwan) (head of jury); Sergei Bodrov (Russia); Sandrine Bonnaire (France); Liliana Cavani (Italy); Joe Dante (I) (USA); Anurag Kashyap (India); Luciano Ligabue (Italy); this brilliant jury can't not be wrong

[@nenejuve]

complimenti Colin!

[@FantasmadiBardi]

WE LOVE YOU COLIN!!! Sei un amore!!!

[@aichagermany]

It´s so sexy to hear Colin speaking italian, like that

[@extenebrislux]

Certo che sembriamo sempre provinciali, anche nelle premiazioni. Che tristezza quel teatro.

[@iHooDoo]

He deserves every award. Best male performance!!!!

[@SalaWalter]

Charming in Italian, too!

[@woodslilian]

Bravo!

[@reinadegrillos]

This country has given me many presents; the culture, litterature, the food, the wines, grappa, and also a Wife and children. This present (the prize) es this most important in my life. He then thanks everybody in the film. He dedicates the prize to his beautiful wife who has inspired him, and beared him, such a different husband. And then, he thanks the festival.

[@mamoji76]

BRAVISSIMO!!!!

[@evavigo]

Well, I knew, but i didn't know he spoke it so fluently! I thought maybe some words, or something more, but not that good! Anyway, he makes me melt as much!!

[@MaryOnNeverland]

un grande!

[@creolelady182]

Highly intelligent ma with a lot to offer. Great performances he has given the film industry and he;s not one of these stuck up full of himself actor that we find prevelent in the American movies

[@blackaristo]

Truthfully, he should have won this years ago. He has given many wonderfully riviting performances over the years that have never been recognized, long before this one. Sad business. He is a thinking man, which I find very sexy. Speaking Italian only enhances that. It is not hard to pick up a language when yor husband/wife speaks it. It is especially remarkable given the age he was when he started to learn it.

[@nenejuve]

Gran pezzo d'uomo!

[@sandraberti352]

Grande attore...e grande personalità...

[@kprocks89]

lol. thank you! i also read the translation in the sidebar, but i meant i can't understand what he's saying without a translation. =P

[@DrCLA212]

I love Colin, his work is amazing and his is very hot.

[@evavigo]

Oh my!!! Italian?? I think i'm fainting, hehehe!!

[@kprocks89]

even though i can't understand what he's saying, it's awesome that he can speak another language. ^^;; he's so handsome.

[@1011aleksandra]

Oh, jus bloody give me this trophy and let me go, let me go!

[@charleyamadeus]

Whoa.

[@blackaristo]

Mr. Firth has said that he has never felt accepted by Livia's family, who viewed him as this very, very, very dodgy character. Imagine feeling like that for fourteen years? That is, until he received this award in Italy. Perhaps that is why his speech was so moving and so emotional for him. I can understand why he would have tears in his eyes.

[@MsADiez]

that's so cool that he won in his wife's country...his Italian is great! Geez, could he be any sexier?!

[@628Bella]

Well he did marry a beautiful Italian Lady, and learned it out of respect - can we say perfect man! Congrats on this award and well done for accepting it in Italian . Shame someone couldn't translate it into English for us.

[@colinnut1]

If you click on the arrows LEFT of the number of views, the translation is there. Thank you for watching.

[@burdlow]

Colin Firth = Ding Dong!!

[@ajfaan03]

Are he crying? so sweet

[@reinadegrillos]

Hahah, I didn´t notice the other translation!

[@Bootsie642]

I didn't know he spoke Italian. Holy shit!

[@GorgeousColinILoveU]

...mmmhhh Colin ~:ö)))....molto tanto irresistibile, entusiasmante, attrattiva, affascinante e risolino affascinante ed inoltre un grande attore!!! (..speciale: Girl With A Pearl Earring, Then She Found Me, A Single Man e The King's Speech) And I love it so much listen to him when he speaks italien (even though I don't understand the entire speech..) - but - wow it sounds soooo sexy :ö))...love you Colin ~:ö))) @colinnut - thank you for the english translation - god bless you :)

[@blackaristo]

Carfer22: Mr. Firth Has said this of himself when discussing his wife's family's view of him when he was first introduced to them. I happen to agree with them. Sorry.

[@bonobaby26]

@selfidentity1 Watch "Trauma", "And when did you last see your father" or "Genova" and we will talk again, darling!

[@JohnyAngelo]

So did he learned italian because he has been married 15 years with italian woman?

[@cinesejr]

+King Théoden Yes

[@ZauberinNini]

+King Théoden Yes.And he's divine

[@Paul.Morgan]

@Bouncybon You're speaking for yourself, not all men.

[@eorrific]

@evavigo He probably had time to practice the speech in Italian. Nonetheless, this made me almost swoon. Wooooo.

[@namrathah]

Can someone translate his speech word for word into English? I'm learning Italian and it would be really nice to be able to learn what he said (including the translator's version).

[@ste_2012]

Che tenerezza vederlo commuoversi per la moglie.... E lei come lo ha ripagato!!!!

[@Bouncybon]

Apparently he is brilliant in A Single Man. He gets better as an actor. Women love him to bits, which irritates us men. It's the reason we find him difficult to like.

[@modechick101]

click on More Info

[@Carfer22]

@blackaristo That's sad to hear. Why would consider him dodgy? Of all people? Bizarre.

[@anhhai13]

he can speak italian as well??? wow...

[@non2002]

He's wife is Italian.

[@giovannifusco00]

since to?

[@australopiteco2]

Oddio uhauhhuahauah

[@user-ed8hx1nq4h]

The brilliant actor buried his talent in the ground... played gay... God punished him for it.. for LGBT propaganda... his beloved wife cheated on him... they got divorced... as a result, he is a lonely old man... bad KARMA!!!