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Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni, (born October 27, 1952, Misericordia, Arezzo, Italy), Italian actor and director known for his comedic work, most notably La vita è bella (1997; Life Is Beautiful), for which he won an Academy Award for best actor.
Benigni was the son of a poor tenant farmer who had worked in a German forced-labour camp during World War II. The elder Benigni used humour in retelling his experiences, which helped shape his son’s comedic skill. Benigni briefly attended a Jesuit seminary in Florence, and, after a stint as a magician’s assistant, he joined an underground theatre group in the late 1960s.
As director
As actor
The Singing Priest
The Dream
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Francesco - The Canticle
I magnifici 4 della risata
We Are Cinema
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Untouchable
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Pinocchio
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Evviva Giuseppe
La voce di Fantozzi
The Last Laugh
Cinque mondi
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Close Up
To Rome with Love
The Most Beautiful in the World
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
La commedia di Amos Poe
The Tiger and the Snow
Coffee and Cigarettes
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Caterina in the Big City