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Tag Archives: Roberto Benigni
Johnny Stecchino (1991) Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Paolo Bonacelli
Good hearted but not very wordly-wise, Dante is happy driving the school bus Read More »
Seeking Asylum AKA Chiedo asilo (1979) Marco Ferreri, Roberto Benigni, Dominique Laffin, Chiara Moretti
Roberto has a new job as the teacher at a nursery school. The first child he meets is Gianluigi, who’s mute. Read More »
The Monster AKA Il mostro (1994) Roberto Benigni, Michel Blanc, Nicoletta Braschi
A vicious serial sex killer is on the loose, and landscape gardener and shop-window outfitter Loris is the prime suspect Read More »
Berlinguer ti voglio bene / Berlinguer, I Love You (1977) Giuseppe Bertolucci, Roberto Benigni, Alida Valli, Carlo Monni, Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young poet falls in love in sofisticated woman who hates poetry.But,poet wants to win her with poetry and:a bit of help of his mum.
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Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) Jim Jarmusch, Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, Comedy, Drama, Music
Eleven separate vignettes are presented. In each, celebrities, playing semi-fictionalized versions of themselves (with the exception of the characters of various wait staff, and one actor playing a lookalike cousin of herself), meet in a food service establishment with coffee/tea and cigarettes involved. Beyond the topic of discussion that brought them together, they often talk directly about coffee and cigarettes, more often that coffee and cigarettes, and by association caffeine and nicotine, are not healthy, especially if they are the only things constituting lunch. Other recurring themes include the Lee family, cousinhood, celebrity worship, the connection between the medical and musical careers, and Nikola Tesla’s belief that the Earth is a conductor of acoustic resonance. In all cases, the coming together for coffee/tea and smokes acts as a bridge to overcome disagreements, and/or makes uncomfortable situations less uncomfortable.
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Down by Law (1986) Jim Jarmusch, Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Comedy, Crime, Drama
DJ Zack and pimp Jack end up in prison for being too laid-back to avoid being framed for crimes they didn’t commit. They end up sharing a cell with eccentric Italian optimist Roberto, whose limited command of the English language is both entertaining and infuriating. More useful to them is the fact that Roberto knows an escape route.
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