VOLERE, VOLARE
A film review by Alan Jay
Copyright 1991 Alan Jay
Shown at the 35th London Film Festival. Directors: Maurizo Nichetti, Guido Manuli Leading Players: Maurizo Nichetti, Angela Finocchiare, Patrizio Roversi. Italy 1991
Capsule: After THE ICICLE THIEF Nichetti continues his exploration of mixing reality and fantasy with VOLERE, VOLARE a film in which the main character (Nichetti) evolves with the animated films he dubs. +1.5
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VOLERE, VOLARE has Nichetti's look and feel all over it. He is star, writer, director and producer of this film and here he plays a wimpish sound technician fascinated by real sounds and their use for the cartoon films he adds effects to. Nichetti's character is obsessively devoted to that perfect sound and the first half hour or so of the film is devoted to slapstick style views as he gets the perfect sounds, which we later see him use while dubbing a cartoon.
The story revolves around this reclusive character his brother with whom he shares a sound studio and who dubs porno movies (or as he describes them, "artistic") and the love interest of a young girl who provides pleasure for others in some perverse and hilarious ways.
The film drags slightly towards the latter half of the movie as it runs out of steam on one track before taking up the final idea brought to first view in WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT the mixing of live action and cartoons (with shadows). The film was originally conceived nine years ago but Nichetti was unable to raise finance for this film due to the feeling that cartoons are for children. When ROGER RABBIT was successful he was able to raise the $4 million it took to bring this to the screen.
Overall this is an enjoyable film with some great visual gags -- especially in the first half of the film -- so if it gets distribution go see it.
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