Diary of a Maniac

Diary of a Maniac

94 mins | Drama | May 26, 1993

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.

Diary of a Maniac

94 mins | Drama | May 26, 1993

Diary of a Maniac
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Società Olografica Italiana (SOI) S.r.l.
Original title Diario di un vizio
Directors Marco Ferreri
Writers Liliana Betti, Marco Ferreri

Cast

Jerry Calà

as Benito Balducci

Sabrina Ferilli

as Luigia

Valentino Macchi

as Chiominto

Laetitia Laneri

as Marisa, prostituta incinta

Massimo Bucchi

as Don Giuseppe

Piero Nicosia

as Il poliziotto cugino di Luigia

Cinzia Monreale

as La ragazza della neve

Lucianna De Falco

as Angela Riccardi

Anna Duska Bisconti

as Donna col fiore davanti al cinema

Manuela Arcuri

as Girl in the hospital park (uncredited)

Jessica Rizzo

as Stripper who looks like Francesca Dellera (uncredited)

Doriana Bianchi

as Giovanna, la giornalaia

Aida Sole

as Madre di Benito

Simona Vinzi

as Sorella di Benito

Bedy Moratti

as Signora sulle scale

Michele Margaritta

as Carlo direttore del 'Palladium'

Paola Petino

as Danzatrice nella prima pensione

Er Pantera

as Beniamino

Paola Lucentini

as Ragazza del sogno in abito da sposa

Bruno Romagnoli

as Balestrini

Antonella Nafra

as Ragazza con la foto

Filomena Lieto

as Ragazzina di 'Vorrei che fosse amore'

Ildiko

as Spogliarellista

Sandra Attardi

as Ragazza sul tram

Paolo Rodelli

as Imbianchino col flauto

Rocco Marocco

as Imbianchino

Max Aversa

as Luigia's Lover

Miss Pomodoro

as Spot girl (uncredited)