Roberto Benigni, the Italian comedian, actor, director, and writer, gained international fame when his film La vita è bella/ Life Is Beautiful (1997) won three Oscars in 1999, including Best Foreign Film and Best Actor. Benigni has been a steady presence in Italian popular culture since the mid-1970s. This book introduces Benigni's performances in film, stage, and television, little known outside of Italy, with an emphasis on the cultural and intellectual backdrops that characterize his films, including his origins among the Tuscan rhyming poets and his experiences in the Roman avant-garde theater.
Benigni's statements about his experiences and apprenticeships with cinema notables like Cesare Zavattini and Federico Fellini reveal a wealth of fresh information and confirm the sense that there is more to this madcap buffoon than meets the eye.
| ISBN: | 9780810840003 |
| Publication date: | 17th July 2001 |
| Author: | Carlo Celli |
| Publisher: | The Scarecrow Press an imprint of Scarecrow Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 175 pages |
| Series: | Filmmakers Series |
| Genres: |
Acting techniques Television |
Roberto Benigni, the Italian comedian, actor, director, and writer, gained international fame when his film La vita è bella/ Life Is Beautiful (1997) won three Oscars in 1999, including Best Foreign Film and Best Actor. Benigni has been a steady presence in Italian popular culture since the mid-1970s.
The Divine Comic features in the following genres: Acting techniques, Television
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The Divine Comic was written by Carlo Celli and published by The Scarecrow Press an imprint of Scarecrow Press
The Divine Comic has 175 pages
Yes it is part of Filmmakers Series series
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