A Golden Boy Explained

A Golden Boy
Director:	Pupi Avati
Starring:	Riccardo Scamarcio Sharon Stone
Cinematography:	Blasco Giurato
Distributor:	01 Distribution
Country:	Italy
Language:	Italian
Runtime:	102 minutes
Gross:	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
• Patrizio Pelizzi as policeman
• 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. News: Deborah Young . 'A Golden Boy': Film Review . May 11, 2015. The Hollywood Reporter. September 24, 2014.
2. Web site: Italian Filmmakers Claim Sharon Stone Was a Diva on Set: It "Bordered on Ridiculousness". The Hollywood Reporter. 19 September 2014.
3. Web site: Un ragazzo d'oro.