Pupi Avati
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing57
movieThe Warmth Of Dance
2026
Director
movieThe American Backyard
2025
Director
movieUn Natale a casa Croce
2024
Director
movieNato il sei ottobre
2024
Director
movieDante
2022
Director
movieLei mi parla ancora
2021
Director
movieMr. Devil
2019
Director
movieIl fulgore di Dony
2018
Director
movieLaura's Wedding
2015
Director
movieSun in My Eyes
2015
Director
movieA Golden Boy
2014
Director
tvUn matrimonio
2013
Director
movieThe Bad Child
2013
Director
movieThe Big Heart of Girls
2011
Director
movieA Second Childhood
2010
Director
movieIl figlio più piccolo
2010
Director
movieGiovanna's Father
2008
Director
movieThe Hideout
2007
Director
movieChristmas Rematch
2004
Director
movieIncantato
2003
Director
movieKnights Of The Quest
2001
Director
movieMidsummer Night Dance
1999
Director
movieThe Best Man
1997
Director
movieFestival
1996
Director
movieArcane Sorcerer
1996
Director
movieDeclarations of Love
1994
Director
movieThe Childhood Friend
1994
Director
movieMagnificat
1993
Director
movieBrothers and Sisters
1992
Director
movieBix
1991
Director
movieSposi
1988
Director
movieThe Last Minute
1987
Director
movieChristmas Present
1986
Director
movieGraduation Party
1985
Director
movieImpiegati
1985
Director
movieThe Three of Us
1984
Director
movieA School Trip
1983
Director
movieRevenge of the Dead
1983
Director
movieDancing Paradise
1982
Director
tvChe fai... ridi?
1982
Director
movieHelp Me Dream
1981
Director
movieCinema!!!
1979
Director
movieThe Stars in the Ditch
1979
Director
Jazz band
1978
Director
movieThe Baron's Mazurka
1975
Director
movieThomas
1970
Director
movieBlood Relations
1970
Director
movieSatanik
1968
First Assistant Director
Writing59
movieThe Warmth Of Dance
2026
Screenplay, Idea, Story, Writer
movieThe American Backyard
2025
Screenplay, Novel, Story
movieNato il sei ottobre
2024
Screenplay
movieDante
2022
Story, Screenplay
movieMr. Devil
2019
Screenplay, Story
movieLaura's Wedding
2015
Story, Teleplay
movieSun in My Eyes
2015
Story, Teleplay
movieA Golden Boy
2014
Screenplay
tvUn matrimonio
2013
Writer
movieThe Bad Child
2013
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Big Heart of Girls
2011
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Friends At The Margherita Café
2009
Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
movieThe Hideout
2007
Screenplay, Story
movieA Dinner for Them to Meet
2007
Screenplay
movieMa Quando Arrivano Le Ragazze?
2005
Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
movieChristmas Rematch
2004
Writer, Story, Idea, Screenplay
movieIncantato
2003
Screenplay, Story
movieKnights Of The Quest
2001
Writer, Screenplay, Novel, Idea, Story
movieThe Best Man
1997
Writer
movieFestival
1996
Writer, Idea, Screenplay, Story
movieArcane Sorcerer
1996
Writer
tvNight Voices
1995
Screenplay
movieMagnificat
1993
Screenplay, Story
movieBrothers and Sisters
1992
Screenplay, Story
movieBix
1991
Writer
movieThe Story of Boys and Girls
1989
Screenplay, Story
movieSposi
1988
Story, Writer
movieThe Last Minute
1987
Writer
movieChristmas Present
1986
Screenplay, Story
movieGraduation Party
1985
Screenplay, Story
movieImpiegati
1985
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Three of Us
1984
Story, Screenplay
movieA School Trip
1983
Writer
movieRevenge of the Dead
1983
Screenplay, Story
movieHelp Me Dream
1981
Screenplay, Story
movieMacabre
1980
Writer
movieCinema!!!
1979
Writer
movieThe Stars in the Ditch
1979
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Mistress is Served
1976
Screenplay
movieThe House with Laughing Windows
1976
Screenplay, Story
movieThe Baron's Mazurka
1975
Screenplay, Story
movieThe Kiss
1974
Writer
movieThomas
1970
Story, Screenplay
movieBlood Relations
1970
Story, Screenplay
Acting28
moviePainted Screams
2025
Sé stesso
movieVorrei sparire senza morire
2021
Sé stesso
movieBava Puzzle
2018
Himself
movieWelcome Mr. President!
2013
Potere Forte
movieVenticinque anni di culto
2002
Self - Director
Production4
movieLei mi parla ancora
2021
Executive Producer
movieSe sei così, ti dico sì
2011
Producer
movieThe Mayor
1997
Producer
Creator2
tvUn matrimonio
2013
Creator
tvNight Voices
1995
Creator
Crew2
Art1
E' proibito ballare
1989
Supervising Art Director
Editing1
movieSposi
1988
Editor