Film

Diary of a Maniac

1993 · 1h 34m · Drama

IMDb

6.3

In this stylish and offbeat black comedy, Benito ( Jerry Calà) keeps a diary of his sexual fantasies and cravings. As a result of his on-again, off-again relationship with the beautiful and insatiable Luigia (Sabrina Ferilli), his thoughts along these lines have grown increasingly bizarre. For his own part, he is driven to pick up and bed women at almost every opportunity. As the fantasies recorded in his diary consume more and more of his life, and grow darker and darker, his ordinary waking life becomes flatter and duller, until he disappears altogether.

Jerry Calà

Benito Balducci

Sabrina Ferilli

Luigia

Valentino Macchi

Chiominto

Laetitia Laneri

Marisa

Massimo Bucchi

Don Giuseppe

Piero Nicosia

Luigia's Cousin

Cinzia Monreale

Snow Girl

Lucianna De Falco

Angela Riccardi

Anna Duska Bisconti

Flower Woman at Cinema

Manuela Arcuri

Girl in Hospital Park (uncredited)

Jessica Rizzo

Stripper Looking like Francesca Dellera (uncredited)

Doriana Bianchi

Giovanna

Aida Sole

Benito's Mother

Simona Vinzi

Benito's Sister

Bedy Moratti

Lady on Stairs

Michele Margaritta

Carlo

• Marco FerreriDirector · Writer
• Liliana BettiWriter
• Vittorio AlliataProducer
• Fulvio LucisanoProducer
• Ruggero MastroianniEditor

Release date

February 18, 1993

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Drama