A longtime clown prince of Italian cinema, Roberto Benigni was born in Miscericordia, Italy, on October 27, 1952, and has been starring in, writing and directing films since the 1970s.Influenced by the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Peter Sellers, Benigni first made an impression on American audiences in Jim Jarmusch's Down by Law (1986). The two shot a short film that was later included in Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) and the feature Night on Earth (1991).
After attempting to make it big in America with Son of the Pink Panther (1993), Benigni returned to Italy to make The Monster (1994) and Life Is Beautiful (1997), which won three Oscars -- including one for Benigni's performance and one for Best Foreign Language Film. He followed this success with his take on the fairy tale Pinocchio (2002) and The Tiger and the Snow (2005), a comedy set at the start of the Iraq War.
Life Is BeautifulIn this poignant tragicomedy, a clever Jewish Italian waiter named Guido (Roberto Benigni, who also directs and won an Oscar for his role) is sent to a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, along with his wife (Nicoletta Braschi) and their young son (Giorgio Cantarini). Refusing to give up... Read More
The Tiger and the SnowItalian actor-director Roberto Benigni stars as a romantic poet who vows to follow his love (Benigni's real-life wife, Nicoletta Braschi) to the ends of the earth -- even if that means going to Iraq at the dawn of the American invasion. Borrowing a bit from the plot of Benigni's Oscar-winning film... Read More
Pinocchio (Italian - language version)Roberto Benigni wrote, directed and stars in this retelling of the story of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet who comes to life and whose curious spirit leads him into one wild adventure after another. This is the Italian-language version of the film. Read More
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Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) | R | |
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Son of the Pink Panther (1993) | PG | |
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Luna (1979) | R | |
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