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Crew: Director, Screenwriter
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Jean Reno, Amid Farid
Synopsis: A love-struck poet travels into the heart of wartime Iraq in hopes of rescuing the woman he loves in Academy award-winning director Roberto Benigni's affecting tale of love and devotion. A kind poet and father to his daughters, a respected lecturer and literary figure to his students, and a Read More
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Joie Lee, Cinqué Lee, Steve Buscemi
Synopsis: Jim Jarmusch's black-and-white feature Coffee and Cigarettes contains three vignettes originally released as short films along with separate yet somewhat related sketches. As the title suggests, most of the vignettes involve famous people smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee. The first, "Coffee Read More
Actors: Pedro Almodóvar, Robert Altman, Michelangelo Antonioni, Roberto Benigni, Bernardo Bertolucci
Synopsis: Federico Fellini was one of the leading figures of the international cinema in the 1960s, whose dreamlike images and indelible characters made La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, and Juliet of the Spirits among the most acclaimed films of that era. Fellini himself was a character as unique as any he created for Read More
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Kim Rossi Stuart, Carlo Giuffré
Synopsis: Academy Award-winner Roberto Benigni adapts the classic children's tale by Carlo Collodi for the big-budget family-oriented comedy Pinocchio. In his usual fashion, Benigni directs and stars, this time as the little puppet boy made out of wood. The familiar story begins as a log of pinewood falls Read More
Actors: Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni, Laetitia Casta, Arielle Dombasle
Synopsis: Asterix and Obelix, the French comic book heroes created by René Goscinny and Albert Underzo (their adventures have sold 280 million copies to date in Europe), are brought to the big screen in their first live-action adventure. Set in 50 B.C., Asterix (Christian Clavier) and Obelix (Gérard Depardieu Read More
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bustric, Marisa Paredes
Synopsis: In this WW II tragicomedy, famed Italian funnyman Roberto Benigni (The Monster) portrays Guido, who moves during the '30s from the country to a Tuscan town, where he is entranced by schoolteacher Dora (Nicoletta Braschi, Benigni's real-life wife). Dora likes Guido, but she remains faithful to her Read More
Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Michel Blanc, Dominique Lavanant, Jean-Claude Brialy, Massimo Girotti
Synopsis: Grossly mistaken identity provides the impetus in this Italian farce. Loris is an anti-social fellow with a high sex drive. During a party he is pointed towards an "easy mark." Unfortunately he approaches the wrong woman. When he discovers his mistakes, he nervously apologizes for the attempted Read More
Actors: Horst Buchholz, Otto Sander, Peter Falk, Nastassja Kinski, Heinz Rühmann, Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Lou Reed, Willem Dafoe
Synopsis: Wim Wenders revisits his masterpiece Der Himmel Uber Berlin in this film which picks up several years after the original left off. Cassiel (Otto Sander) is an angel who watches over the lives of the people of recently reunified Berlin with Raphaella (Nastassja Kinski). Damiel (Bruno Ganz) Read More
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Herbert Lom, Claudia Cardinale, Debrah Farentino, Jennifer Edwards
Synopsis: After the death of Peter Sellers in 1980, writer/director Blake Edwards assembled a new "Pink Panther" film from outtakes of Sellers as Inspector Clouseau from previous movies in the series (the result was called The Trail of the Pink Panther) and later made two attempts to revive the series with Read More
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Paolo Bonacelli, Franco Volpi
Synopsis: Comedian Roberto Benigni wrote and directed this Italian farce, in which he stars as Dante, a bus driver who is the exact double of the infamous gangster Johnny Toothpick (Benigni again). After Dante meets Johnny's girlfriend Maria (Nicoletta Braschi), he travels to her Palermo villa, where it Read More
Actors: Gena Rowlands, Winona Ryder, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, Roberto Benigni, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Lisanne Falk, Béatrice Dalle
Synopsis: Jim Jarmusch's deadpan comedy-of-the-night is a collection of five vignettes taking place in the enclosed space of a cab ride, each occurring simultaneously in five different cities and five different time zones -- Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Rome, and Helsinki. The Los Angeles episode Read More
Actors: Sting, Roberto Benigni
Synopsis: Sergei Profokiev's 1936 composition Peter and the Wolf incorporates orchestral music accompanied by dramatic narration of the classic Russian folk tale. Rocker Sting, of The Police, narrates this particular version, with musical accompaniment by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under the baton of Read More
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Paolo Villaggio, Nadia Ottaviani
Synopsis: The elfin, irrepressible and very popular Italian comic Roberto Benigni and the similarly popular Paolo Villaggio star in this, the last of celebrated director Federico Fellini's films. The film's dreamlike story follows the meanderings of the moon-struck (or lunatic) Salvini (Benigni). As it Read More
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Walter Matthau, Nicoletta Braschi, John Lurie, Stefania Sandrelli
Synopsis: Father Maurice (Walter Matthau) is called on to perform an exorcism of a demon from a fat lady in this offbeat comedy. What emerges is Giuditta (Roberto Benigni) a narcissistic, fun-loving devil with a penchant for nonsensical sayings, and the devil attaches himself to Father Maurice for a series Read More
Actors: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin
Synopsis: Jim Jarmusch follows his groundbreaking Stranger Than Paradise with another rambling, character-driven film with a twisted sense of humor. Set in a seedy New Orleans summer, Down By Law details the meeting of three unlikely convicts and their just as unlikely escape. Zack (Tom Waits) is an Read More
Actors: Roberto Benigni
Synopsis: Roberto Benigni), perhaps Italy's greatest stand-up comic of all time, keeps audiences doubled over with laughter in this fast-paced documentary compiling some of the best moments from his improvised routines. Along with his performances are equally entertaining interviews with journalists. A few Read More
Crew: Director
Actors: Massimo Troisi, Roberto Benigni, Amanda Sandrelli
Synopsis: Two of Italy's top comics, Massimo Troisi and Roberto Benigni teamed up to write (with Giuseppe Bertolucci), direct, and star in this comedy about two men accidentally thrown back to the year 1492. In a series of comic sketches, two friends, Saverio (Benigni) and Mario (Troisi) suddenly find Read More
Actors: Renzo Arbore, Roberto Benigni
Synopsis: This is a slapdash comedy that has several popular Italian television stars in cameos, as well as references to television in the plot (director Renzo Arbore is more involved in the TV medium than in film). The rather weak humor lies in ad-libs and improvisation rather than in a carefully Read More
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Giacomo Piperno, Olimpia Carlisi, Claudio Bigagli
Synopsis: Four different comedy vignettes highlight the particular, idiosyncratic viewpoint of Roberto Benigni, a television comedian who originally wrote these four segments with Giuseppe Bertolucci for home TV. In the first sketch, the year is 5 A.D. and Benigni has to baby-sit for his old girlfriend Mary Read More
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Daria Nicolodi
Synopsis: An off-beat comedy that takes a close look at the homeless and the hungry, Minestrone pulls off its wry and acerbic vision thanks to Sergio Citti, director and co-author of the script (with Vincenzo Cerami). Roberto Begnigni as Maestro contributes his own comedic talents to the film. The story Read More
Actors: Luciano de Crescenzo, Renzo Arbore, Roberto Benigni, Isabella Rossellini
Synopsis: The Pope (Manfred Freyburger) is disturbed by the fact that today's youth are not as spiritually inclined as they should be, and so he decides to set up a Vatican television station and entice them back into the religion of their ancestors. In order to particularly grab the wandering flock, a Read More
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Dominique Laffin, Carlo Monni
Crew: Screenwriter
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Dominique Laffin
Synopsis: Roberto Benigni and Dominique Laffin co-star in this symbolic social drama about a well-meaning teacher and his young pre-school class. Although his unconventional techniques enthrall his young students, his methods stir controversy among the more traditionally minded parents and school Read More
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Francesco Guccini, Giovanna Marini
Synopsis: Marco is a composer and singer who has somehow survived a suicide attempt. As he recovers, he attempts to find out when his political protest music began to lose its impact with the young. He was the "in" singer in 1968, a true rebel, admired and emulated. Now, just 10 years later, he is a Read More
Actors: Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Romolo Valli, Lila Kedrova, Heinz Bennent
Synopsis: Noted political filmmaker Costa-Gavras turned his attention to personal issues in this drama. Michel (Yves Montand) has had to deal with the death of his wife, while Lydia (Romy Schneider) is mourning the loss of her daughter. Both Michel and Lydia are lonely, and they are attempting to start a Read More
Actors: Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Renato Salvatori, Tomas Milian, Fred Gwynne
Synopsis: Bernardo Bertolucci's controversial drama explores the troubled life of a young man and his troubling relationship with his parents. Joe (Matthew Barry) is the son of famous opera singer Caterina Silveri (Jill Clayburgh); while Joe believes that Caterina's husband Douglas Winter (Fred Gwynne) is Read More
Actors: Ursula Andress, Laura Antonelli, Sylvia Kristel, Monica Vitti, Orazio Orlando
Synopsis: In this standard but toned-down sex comedy, seven different vignettes starring female leads like Monica Vitti, Ursula Andress, Laura Antonelli, and Sylvia Kristel portray various questionable exploits headed by women with minds of their own. Antonelli, for example, plays a dynamic businesswoman Read More
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