A Golden Boy

A Golden Boy
Directed by	Pupi Avati
Written by	Pupi Avati Tommaso Avati
Starring	Riccardo Scamarcio Sharon Stone
Cinematography	Blasco Giurato
Music by	Raphael Gualazzi
Distributed by	01 Distribution
Release dates	27 August 2014 (2014-08-27) (Montreal) 18 September 2014 (2014-09-18) (Italy)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Box office	US$807,225 (Italy)

A Golden Boy (Italian: Un ragazzo d'oro) is a 2014 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Pupi Avati. It won the Best Screenplay Award at the 2014 Montreal World Film Festival.[1]

Plot

The film follows Davide (Riccardo Scamarcio), a copywriter whose father was a movie screenwriter. After his father's death, he leaves everything he has behind and moves to Rome, where he meets an actress-turned-publisher named Ludovica (Sharon Stone), who wants to release his father's autobiography.[2]

Cast

• Riccardo Scamarcio as Davide Bias
• Sharon Stone as Ludovica Stern
• Cristiana Capotondi as Silvia
• Giovanna Ralli as Davide's Mother
• Lucia Rossi as Beatrice
• Christian Stelluti as Walter Van Vooren
• Osvaldo Ruggieri as Beppe Masiero
• Tommaso Ragno as Ludovica's Husband
• Sandro Dori as Notaio
• Fabio Ferrari as Agente letterario
• Valeria Marini as Davide's Friend

Release

The film screened at the Montreal World Film Festival on 27 August 2014 and was released on 18 September 2014 in Italian cinemas, where it grossed US$807,225.[3]

References

1. Deborah Young (September 24, 2014). "'A Golden Boy': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
2. "Italian Filmmakers Claim Sharon Stone Was a Diva on Set: It "Bordered on Ridiculousness"". The Hollywood Reporter. 19 September 2014.
3. "Un ragazzo d'oro".

External links

• A Golden Boy at IMDb