The Fish in Love

The Fish in Love
Italian theatrical release poster
ItalianIl pesce innamorato
Directed byLeonardo Pieraccioni
Written byLeonardo Pieraccioni
Giovanni Veronesi
Produced byVittorio Cecchi Gori
StarringLeonardo Pieraccioni
Yamila Diaz
CinematographyArnaldo Catinari
Edited byMirco Garrone
Music byClaudio Guidetti
Distributed byCecchi Gori Group
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Fish in Love (Italian: Il pesce innamorato) is a 1999 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni, who also stars alongside Yamila Diaz.[1][2]

Pieraccioni stars as Arturo, a writer of children's books, and Diaz stars as Matilde, the woman he falls in love with.

Plot

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In Florence, the young carpenter Arturo dreams of becoming a great writer. In fact he has the talent to be able to write fantasy stories for children, and so he is snubbed by Italian critics. However Arturo does not give up, and sends the proofs to a famous Florentine editor. Meanwhile, the family of Arturo is broke because his uncle is gone bankrupt with several useless shops. But fame for Arturo arrives early, because the publisher remains excited about the fantastic stories, and so the book is published with the title: The Fish in Love. Arturo starts to know celebrity and wealth, but soon gets bored, because he feels himself suffocated by the fame. Indeed, Arturo falls in love with beautiful Matilde, promised in marriage to a pompous man of Bergamo. With her, Arturo flees into a house in the woods, and plans a new life, just like in the fairy tales.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bignardi, Irene (18 December 1999). "Pieraccioni o un pesce d'acqua fresca" (in Italian). la Repubblica. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ Moliterno, Gino (2009). The A to Z of Italian Cinema. The Scarecrow Press. p. 252. ISBN 9780810870598.
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