Forbidden Dreams (1982)
Paolo Coniglio is a naive and clumsy employee in a comics publishing house, bullied by his manager and his terrible future mother-in-law. To escape his dreary daily routine, he finds himself living vivid daydreams with "Dalia", the beautiful heroine of the books that he's translating. One day, though, while shopping, Paolo meets a charming blonde that looks like Dalia, and finds himself trapped in a shady intrigue.
Director:
Neri Parenti
Writers:
Franco Marotta, Laura Toscano, Neri Parenti.
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Paolo Villaggio as Paolo Coniglio |
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Janet Ågren as Dalia |
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Alessandro Haber as Commissario Rovere |
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Alida Valli as Madre di Marina |
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Sofia Lombardo as Marina Saracini |
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Antonio Allocca as La Manna |
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Renzo Rinaldi as Killer |
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Mike Bongiorno as Himself |
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Camillo Milli as Il direttore |
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Paul Müller as Cameriere |
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Ennio Antonelli as Uomo in macchina |
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Anna Maria Perego as Party Guest |
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Chris Avram as ing. Fonseca |
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Sergio Smacchi as uomo di Fonseca |
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Giulio Farnese as avvocato Bauer |
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Rinaldo Zamperla as assistente di Bauer |
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Ennio Antonelli as Driver (uncredited) |
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Alfredo Chiodi as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Neri Parenti | Director |
| Production | Bruno Altissimi | Producer |
| Editing | Mario Recupito | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Alberto Spagnoli | Director of Photography |
| Art | Maria Grazia Pera | Production Design |
| Production | Giovanni Pantano | Production Secretary |
| Production | Leonardo Curreri | Administration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesca Panicali | Costume Design |
| Sound | Bruno Zambrini | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Nereo Salustri | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Gianmaria Majorana | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Roberto Petrozzi | Sound |
| Sound | Massimo Casseriani | Boom Operator |
| Writing | Franco Marotta | Screenplay |
| Production | Paolo Vandini | Line Producer |
| Production | Mario Bernacchia | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Renato Agostini | Special Effects |
| Camera | Sergio Melaranci | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Graziosi | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Roberto Brega | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Laura Toscano | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mirella Malatesta | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudio Manzi | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Writing | Giovanni Manganelli | Story |
| Directing | Marina Mattoli | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Sandro Borni | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Neri Parenti | Screenplay |
| Crew | Paolo Gozlino | Choreographer |
| Editing | Carlo Bartolucci | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giovanni Morosi | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Massimo Anzellotti | Foley Artist |
| Production | Claudio Saraceni | Producer |
| Editing | Sergio Montanari | Editor |
| Production | Francesco Benvenuti | Production Secretary |