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Pupi Avati

Director

Pupi Avati

Directing
1976 — present · 5 films
Born
3 November 1938 · age 87
From
Bologna, Italy

Pupi (Giuseppe) Avati was born in Bologna in 1938. After attending school and studying Political Science at the University of Florence, he started working at a frozen food company. At the same time, he developed a passion for jazz, becoming a proficient clarinetist. In the second half of the 1950s, he formed and played in the Doctor Dixie Jazz Band, of which Lucio Dalla was also a member.[3]

Career Signature

How Pupi Avati’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.