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Diary of a Maniac

In this stylish and offbeat black comedy, Benito ( Jerry Calà) keeps a diary of his sexual fantasies and cravings. As a result of his on-again, off-again relationship with the beautiful and insatiable Luigia (Sabrina Ferilli), his thoughts along these lines have grown increasingly bizarre. For his own part, he is driven to pick up and bed women at almost every opportunity. As the fantasies recorded in his diary consume more and more of his life, and grow darker and darker, his ordinary waking life becomes flatter and duller, until he disappears altogether.

Top Cast

  • Jerry Calà

    Jerry Calà

    Benito Balducci

  • Sabrina Ferilli

    Sabrina Ferilli

    Luigia

  • Valentino Macchi

    Valentino Macchi

    Chiominto

  • Laetitia Laneri

    Laetitia Laneri

    Marisa

  • Massimo Bucchi

    Massimo Bucchi

    Don Giuseppe

  • Piero Nicosia

    Piero Nicosia

    Luigia's Cousin

  • Cinzia Monreale

    Cinzia Monreale

    Snow Girl

  • Lucianna De Falco

    Lucianna De Falco

    Angela Riccardi

  • Anna Duska Bisconti

    Anna Duska Bisconti

    Flower Woman at Cinema

Overview

In this stylish and offbeat black comedy, Benito ( Jerry Calà) keeps a diary of his sexual fantasies and cravings. As a result of his on-again, off-again relationship with the beautiful and insatiable Luigia (Sabrina Ferilli), his thoughts along these lines have grown increasingly bizarre. For his own part, he is driven to pick up and bed women at almost every opportunity. As the fantasies recorded in his diary consume more and more of his life, and grow darker and darker, his ordinary waking life becomes flatter and duller, until he disappears altogether.

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