Il pesce innamorato is an Italian comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 released in 1999

1999 in film

The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...

, directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni

Leonardo Pieraccioni

Leonardo Pieraccioni is an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter.Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut on Italian TV in 1995, directing I laureati...

, who also stars alongside Yamila Diaz-Rahi. Leonardo stars as Arturo, a writer of children's books and Yamila stars as Matilde, the woman he falls in love with.
The film is based upon Pieraccioni's experiences after talking to Il Stronzo, an old retired fisherman.