In that year, he directed his third feature film, "Marrakech Express", which was followed in 1990 by "Turné". Both films shared a group of actor-friends, including Diego Abatantuono and Fabrizio Bentivoglio, who will be present in many of his later movies. "Turné" was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.