His films aren’t easy to find here in the USA, but his books are!
He’s an actor and a writer, and with over 5 million novels sold just in Italy, he’s the king of the Italian romantic comedy. For those of us who are struggling to learn Italian, Fabio Volo’s books are just perfect. They are funny, conversational, and easy to read.
My favorite: Il Giorno in Più (One More Day)
The film stars Volo as Giocomo, a 40-year-old serial dater who becomes infatuated with a woman he sees on the tram every day, Michela, played by Isabella Ragonese. It’s only available in PAL/Zone 2 DVD form and there are no English subtitles so virtually no one will see this movie here in America, but you can read the book; it’s been translated.
While some in Italy complained of a “Hollywood formula”, a Hollywood formula works great with rom-coms if it has nice looking, accomplished actors ( Il Giorno In Più surely has that ), witty, smart dialogue (and it has that), and chemistry between the protagonists (yes, it does). I liked Michela and Giacomo, wanted to see them together, felt their pain when they were apart, and the ending made me feel all warm and fuzzy romantic.
The premise was ridiculous, plausible, and fanciful all at once, all things I like in a good love story. A man flies 2000 miles to pursue a woman he hardly knows and she, instead of calling the cops to have him arrested for stalking gives him a chance. It isn’t far-fetched, because through the ridiculous and fanciful there are genuine emotions and a believable attraction between Michela and Giacomo.
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