Underplayed Gems

To Want to Fly (1991)

To Want to Fly poster
Original title
Volere volare
Directed by
Guido Manuli, Maurizio Nichetti
Genre
comedy film, live-action/animated film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 50 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man who creates sound effects for cartoons starts turning into a cartoon himself. He falls in love with a woman who has a strange job, and his transformation causes problems in his relationship and his work.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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