Divine Comic The Cinema of Roberto Benigni

Name: Divine Comic The Cinema of Roberto Benigni
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ISBN: 9780810840003

ISBN-10: 0810840006

ISBN-13: 9780810840003

Edition: 2001

Authors: Carlo. Celli

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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.

Book details

List price: $79.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/17/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 5.96" wide x 8.94" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

Carlo Celli is Assistant Professor of Italian and Film Studies at Bowling Green State University.



Preface


Acknowledgments



Biographical Summary


Ancient Tuscan Origins


Benigni and Dante



Benigni's Cioni Persona, from Theater to Film



Cioni on Film


Berlinguer ti voglio bene/Berlinguer I Love You



Cioni on Television


Onda libera/Free Wave, Vita da Cioni/Cioni's Dog Life


Later Television Appearances



Film Apprenticeships and Cameos, 1979-1989


Four Cameos in 1979


Renzo Arbore


Marco Ferreri: Chiedo asilo/Seeking Asylum


Cesare Zavattini


Citti and Echoes of Pasolini: Il minestrone


Jim Jarmusch: Down by Law and Night on Earth


Federico Fellini: La voce della luna/The Voice of the Moon



Benigni's Religious Parody on Stage


The Little Devil Meets Schopenhauer



Benigni as Director


Religious Parody and Tu mi turbi/You Bother Me


Stopping Columbus with Troisi: Non ci resta che piangere/Nothing Left to Do but Cry


From Bertolucci to Cerami



Cioni in the City: Part 1


Il piccolo diavolo/The Little Devil



Cioni in the City: Part 2


Johnny Stecchino



Cioni in the City: Part 3


Il mostro/The Monster



La vita e bella/Life Is Beautiful


Homage to Chaplin


Tackling a Fascist Past with Childhood Innocence


Intellectuals and Riddles


Fable versus Realism


Afterword


Appendix


Interview with Roberto Benigni


Benigni on La vita e bella/Life Is Beautiful


Bibliography


Theatrical Work


Filmography


As Actor


As Director


Index


About the Author