Written and directed by Pupi Avati with cinematography by Blasco Giurato, edited by Luigi Capalbo; starring Riccardo Scarmacio, Sharon Stone, Cristiana Capotondi, Giovanna Ralli; music by Raphael Gualazzi
Synopsis
When Davide's father, a maker of B movies, dies in a car accident, he is said to have left behind an unpublished autobiography. Unable to find the book, Davide decides to write his own.
Director
Born in Bologna, Italy in 1938, Pupi Avati joined a jazz band in the mid-1950s and founded a production company with his brother Antonio. Together they produced, wrote and directed BALSAMUS, L'UOMO DI SATANA (1968). He has since directed a wide spectrum of films ranging from thrillers and horror films to lavish historical dramas. These include: THOMAS (1969), MISTRESS (1975), THE JAZZ BAND (1978), HELP ME DREAM (1981), WE THREE (1984), BIX (1991), BROTHERS AND SISTERS (1992), MAGNIFICAT (1993), DECLARATIONS OF LOVE (1994), MYSTERIOUS ENCHANTER (1996), THE BEST MAN (1998), MIDSUMMER NIGHT DANCE (1999), THE HEART IS ELSEWHERE (2003), CHRISTMAS REMATCH (2004) and Il cuore grande delle ragazze (2011).
Pupi Avati filmography as a director
Films directed
- Balsamus, l'uomo di Satana (Blood Relations, 1968)
- Thomas e gli indemoniati (Thomas and the Bewitched, 1969)
- La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone (The Mazurka of the Baron, the Saint and the Early Fig Tree, 1975)
- Bordella (House of Pleasure for Women, 1976)
- La casa dalle finestre che ridono (The House with Laughing Windows, 1976)
- Tutti defunti... tranne i morti (1977)
- Le strelle nel fosso (1979)
- Aiutami a sognare (Help Me Dream, 1981)
- Zeder (1983)
- Una gita scolastica (A School Outing, 1983)
- Noi tre (We Three, 1984)
- Impiegati (1984)
- Festa di laurea (Graduation Party, 1985)
- Regalo di Natale (Christmas Present, 1986)
- Ultimo minuto (The Last Minute, 1987)
- Sposi (Bride and Groom, 1987, first segment)
- Storia di ragazzi e di ragazze (The Story of Boys and Girls, 1989)
- Bix (1991)
- Fratelli e sorelle (Brothers and Sisters, 1991)
- Magnificat (1993)
- L'amico d'infanzia (The Childhood Friend, 1994)
- Dichiarazioni d'amore (Declarations of Love, 1994)
- Festival (1996)
- L'arcano incantatore (The Mysterious Enchanter, 1996)
- Il testimone dello sposo (The Best Man, 1998)
- La via degli angeli (A Midsummer Night's Dance, 1999)
- I cavalieri che fecero l'impresa (The Knights of the Quest, 2001)
- Il cuore altrove (The Heart Is Elsewhere, also known as The Heart Is Everywhere, 2003)
- La rivincita di Natale (Christmas Rematch, 2004)
- Ma quando arrivano le ragazze? (2005)
- La seconda notte di nozze (2005)
- La cena per farli conoscere (2007)
- Il nascondiglio (The Hideout, 2007)
- Il papà di Giovanna (Giovanna's Father, 2008)
- Gli amici del bar Margherita (The Friends at Margherita Café, 2009)
- Il figlio più piccolo ("The youngest son", 2010)
- Una sconfinata giovinezza ("A boundless youth", 2011)
- The Big Heart of the Girls (2011)
- Il bambino cattivo (2013)