Help Me Dream

Help Me Dream (Italian: Aiutami a sognare) is a 1981 Italian romance film directed by Pupi Avati and starring Mariangela Melato, Anthony Franciosa and Orazio Orlando.

Help Me Dream
Directed by	Pupi Avati
Written by	Pupi Avati
Produced by	Antonio Avati Pupi Avati Gianni Minervini
Starring	Mariangela Melato Anthony Franciosa Orazio Orlando
Cinematography	Franco Delli Colli
Edited by	Amedeo Salfa
Music by	Riz Ortolani
Production companies	A.M.A. Film Rai 1
Distributed by	Titanus
Release date	26 March 1981 (1981-03-26)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

For this film Mariangela Melato was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress and a Nastro d'Argento in the same category.^[1] The musical score of Riz Ortolani won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Score.^[1]

In 1943 during the Second World War a woman leaves Bologna to escape the bombing raids and goes to live in her country villa.

Main cast

• Mariangela Melato as Francesca
• Anthony Franciosa as Ray
• Orazio Orlando as Guido
• Jean-Pierre Léaud as Mario
• Paola Pitagora as Giovanna
• Alexandra Stewart as Magda
• Franca Tamantini as Tonina
• Vincenzo Crocitti
• Anna Melato