Dead the manufacturer Gianni Minervini was born in 1928, son of the journalist Roberto and brother of the sculptor Annamaria. In 1976 he founded the LOVE Film in the company of Antonio and Pupi Avati. The Oscar for the best foreign language film with Mediterraneo in 1991, he also produced the first film of Roberto Benigni Berlinguer ti voglio bene and the first film of Gabriele Salvatores. As an actor he portrayed the guy fiorentino that makes a sound fart, Alberto Sordi in the film Souvenir d’italie.