The Divine Comic: The Cinema of Roberto Benigni

The Divine Comic: The Cinema of Roberto Benigni

by Carlo Celli
The Divine Comic: The Cinema of Roberto Benigni

The Divine Comic: The Cinema of Roberto Benigni

by Carlo Celli

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781461672708
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 07/17/2001
Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series , #85
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Carlo Celli is Assistant Professor of Italian and Film Studies at Bowling Green State University. He has published articles in Cinema Journal, Italica, Journal of Popular Film and Television, and Critical Inquiry, among others.
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