As Director, As Writer
Arcane Sorcerer
1996
6.9
Pupi Avati
Directing
Born
November 3, 1938
Place of Birth
Bologna, Italy
Biography
Pupi (Giuseppe) Avati was born in Bologna in 1938. After attending school and studying Political Science at the University of Florence, he started working at a frozen food company. At the same time, he developed a passion for jazz, becoming a proficient clarinetist. In the second half of the 1950s, he formed and played in the Doctor Dixie Jazz Band, of which Lucio Dalla was also a member.[3] Although he initially intended to be a professional musician, Avati felt he lacked the necessary talent. In the mid-1960s, he decided to dedicate himself to cinema after seeing Federico Fellini's 8½ and its portrait of the role of a director.[4] Avati's passion for music, as well as his love for his hometown, which was the setting of many of his films, were to become recurrent themes found in his productions.
The Filmography
As Writer
The Room Next Door
1994
1.0
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The Childhood Friend
1994
4.9
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Magnificat
1993
6.0
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Brothers and Sisters
1992
4.3
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Bix
1991
6.3
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Where the Night Begins
1991
6.2
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The Story of Boys and Girls
1989
6.9
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The Last Minute
1987
6.1
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Christmas Present
1986
7.4
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Graduation Party
1985
7.1
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Impiegati
1985
6.2
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The Three of Us
1984
6.4
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A School Trip
1983
7.2
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Zeder
1983
6.4
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Help Me Dream
1981
7.5
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Macabre
1980
5.7
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The Stars in the Ditch
1979
7.9
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The Mistress is Served
1976
3.3
As Director, As Writer
The House with Laughing Windows
1976
7.3