Forbidden Dreams

Forbidden Dreams

1982 · 88 min · ★ 5.7 · Comedy

Paolo Coniglio is a naive and clumsy employee in a comics publishing house, bullied by his manager and his terrible future mother-in-law. To escape his dreary daily routine, he finds himself living vivid daydreams with "Dalia", the beautiful heroine of the books that he's translating. One day, though, while shopping, Paolo meets a charming blonde that looks like Dalia, and finds himself trapped in a shady intrigue.

Directed by Neri Parenti · Written by Neri Parenti

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