Pupi Avati
Directing · Born 1938-11-03 · age 87 · Bologna, Italy
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.
Titles
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Welcome Mr. President!
The House with Laughing Windows
Mr. Devil
Christmas Present
Giovanna's Father
Christmas Rematch
The Friends At The Margherita Café
Macabre
Revenge of the Dead
Dante
Il figlio più piccolo
Lei mi parla ancora
The Big Heart of Girls
A Dinner for Them to Meet
The Hideout
Incantato
The American Backyard
The Second Wedding Night
Arcane Sorcerer
A Golden Boy
La quattordicesima domenica del tempo ordinario
Se sei così, ti dico sì
All The Souls... Except the Dead
Knights Of The Quest
Graduation Party
The Baron's Mazurka
Ma Quando Arrivano Le Ragazze?
The Last Minute
A Second Childhood
A School Trip
Festival
Impiegati
The Best Man
Il fulgore di Dony
Bix
Satanik
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
Magnificat
The Story of Boys and Girls
House of Pleasure for Women
Sposi
The Stars in the Ditch
Night Voices
The Three of Us
The Bad Child
Laura's Wedding
The Warmth Of Dance
Thomas
The Childhood Friend
Blood Relations
Help Me Dream
Midsummer Night Dance
Brothers and Sisters
The Mistress is Served
Dancing Paradise
Where the Night Begins
Sun in My Eyes
The Kiss
Declarations of Love