Maybe it relates with what Mrs. Enea told to Franco Evangelisti when she's going to leave her job as Andreotti's personal assistant: "You wouldn't say, but women long for him" (I don't know if these are the exact words, I saw it in Italian).
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I think that they were there to give us a different glimpse of Andreotti. One that presents him as someone who is sensitive to people's personal problems (also brought up in the scene when he gives pasta and money away to his voters). I assume the filmmaker wanted to "even out" the film's point of view, and show him as a charming, caring individual in some instances.
shareI saw the scenes with Ardant(by the way an absolute goddess)as the only time in the entire movie that he showed the tiniest bit of emotion.He became annoyed & frustrated with here when they were speaking about her marital status and he was obviously in love with her as is evident at the dinner where she is dancing with her husband.
shareAhhh... that was Fanny Ardant. I thought I recognized her. I kept looking for a familiar name in the credits but didn't see one.
Horrible film - very boring.
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I did not recognise her for the first time either. I guess I did not expect a french star to turn up in an italian movie.
shareI agree with both Clayman82 and BritalianBaron
I think that these scenes add depth to the character by showing both the strange type of effect he could have on women (as his secretary said) - I found Ardant to be vaguely flirtatious when she was with him - and his more human side. He proves to be a man who can understand human weaknesses and provide help, even if, most probably, this will not provide him any advantage in return (unlike the donations to poor families - which could be seen as a way to gain electoral consensus given that he seemed to be doing it on such a broad scale).
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I just watched "the Great Beauty" covering this time period in Italy. There is one small scene in it where the main character Jep (who knows everyone) passes her at night on the street. He calls out her name surprised to see her. She turns, smiles, and then walks away. I'm not sure why it was in the movie but I like seeing her.
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