Film Explores Bond Between Valentino, Giammetti.

Byline: Alessandra Ilari

Film Explores Bond Between Valentino, Giammetti

VENICE

"I only remember what I want to remember," joked Valentino to Giancarlo Giammetti during a stroll down Via Veneto, as the latter brought back memories of their first encounter at the CafA[c] de Paris in Rome on July 31, 1960.

"It must be since the Dolce Vita days that I haven't been down here," added Valentino with a twang of nostalgia.

Their walk down memory lane on a cold, winter day may have been orchestrated for a scene in Matt Tyrnauer's documentary, "Valentino: The Last Emperor," but the deeply rooted, inspirational and unique union between Valentino …