To Want to Fly

Volere volare (To Want to Fly) is a 1991 Italian comedy film co-written, co-directed by and starring Maurizio Nichetti. It is a live-action animated film. 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 ... Martina Mariella Valentini ... Loredana Patrizio Roversi ... Patrizio Remo Remotti ... The 'Child' Mario Gravier ... Architect at Home #1 Luigi Gravier ... Architect at Home #2 Renato Scarpa ... Clerk Massimo Sarchielli ... Chef Osvaldo Salvi ... Necrophyle man Lisa Biondi ... Necrophyle woman Enrico Grazioli ... Taxi driver Mario Pardi ... Thief Valeria Cavalli ... 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 External links Volere volare at Variety Distribution