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''Volere volare'' (''To Want to Fly'') is a 1991 Italian
comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
co-written, co-directed by and starring Maurizio Nichetti. It is a
live-action animated film A live-action animated film is a film that combines live action filmmaking with animation. Films that are both live-action and computer-animated tend to have fictional characters or figures represented and characterized by cast members through moti ...
. The male lead is a man who dubs sound effects for cartoons and who is slowly turning into a cartoon. Right before becoming a cartoon, he meets a woman with a very unusual job with whom he falls in love. His transformation complicates both his private and professional life.


Plot summary

Maurizio is a funny and clumsy Italian voice actor and sound effects artist for old American cartoons, while his brother and business partner does the same for pornographic films. Martina is a self-styled "social worker" who charges harmless men with unusual desires a fee to act out their fantasies, such as a taxi driver who enjoys terrifying passengers with stunt driving. The two meet, and fall in love. One day, however, Maurizio suffers an accident that slowly starts to turn him into a cartoon.


Cast

* Maurizio Nichetti ... Maurizio 'Sbaffino' *
Angela Finocchiaro Angela Finocchiaro (born 20 November 1955, in Milan) is an Italian actress. She won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress in 2006 for her performance in ''The Beast in the Heart'' and in 2007 for her role of Amelia Benassi in '' ...
... Martina *
Mariella Valentini Mariella Valentini (born 23 June 1959) is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Milan, Valentini studied acting at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici and in a mime school.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsil ...
... Loredana *Patrizio Roversi ... Patrizio *
Remo Remotti Remo Remotti (16 November 1924 – 21 June 2015) was an Italian actor, playwright, artist and poet. Life and career Born in Rome, Remotti lost his father at 12 years old, then after graduating in Law he moved to Perù, where he attended an a ...
... The 'Child' *Mario Gravier ... Architect at Home #1 *Luigi Gravier ... Architect at Home #2 *
Renato Scarpa Renato Scarpa (14 September 1939 – 30 December 2021) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 85 films from 1969 to 2019. Scarpa died on 30 December 2021, at the age of 82. Selected filmography * '' St. Michael Had a Rooster'' (1972) * '' ...
... Clerk *Massimo Sarchielli ... Chef *Osvaldo Salvi ... Necrophyle man *Lisa Biondi ... Necrophyle woman *Enrico Grazioli ... Taxi driver *Mario Pardi ... Thief *
Valeria Cavalli Valeria Cavalli (born 1 November 1959) is an Italian actress and model. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cavalli, Valeria Living people Italian female models 1959 births Italian film actresses Italian televi ...
... Woman on the street *Rocco Cosentino ... Shop assistant *Sergio Cosentino ... Shop assistant *Aldo Izzo ... Client *Riccardo Magherini ... Client in store of Loredana *Rosanna Olmo ... Dubber *Regina Stagnitti ... Actress in movie *
Lidia Biondi Lidia Biondi (3 February 1941 – 14 June 2016), often credited as Lydia Biondi, was an Italian film and television actress who appeared in more than 40 Italian and foreign films since the 1960s. Her international film credits included ''Eat Pray ...


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Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film ...
1991 films Commedia all'italiana 1990s fantasy comedy films Italian animated films 1990s Italian-language films Films with live action and animation Films set in Milan Films directed by Maurizio Nichetti Films scored by Manuel De Sica Films about animation 1991 comedy films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-comedy-film-stub