Afirma Pereira 1996  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Pereira Declares
According to Pereira
Director: Roberto Faenza
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Daniel Auteuil, Stefano Dionisi, Nicoletta Braschi, Marthe Keller, Joaquim de Almeida, Teresa Madruga, Nicolau Breyner, Filipe Ferrer, Joao Grosso
Elderly Joe Pereira (Marcello Mastroianni) is a dying man, burying his head in the sand, ignoring Spain's civil war and the Fascist power structure in Portugal–no easy task for the editor of the cultural section of a Lisbon daily newspaper. But when a young Italian subversive, Monteiro Rossi (Stefano Dionisi), comes on board, he forces Pereira to reckon with the political world.
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 Down by Law 1986 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin, Billie Neal, Rockets Redglare, Vernel Bagneris, Timothea, L.C. Drane, Joy N. Houck Jr., Carrie Lindsoe, Richard Boes, Dave Petitjean
Zack (Tom Waits) and Jack (John Lurie) are sent to a Louisiana prison on trumped-up charges. Once there, they join forces with their cellmate, Roberto (Roberto Benigni), in an escape attempt that leaves them adrift on the bayou.
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 Life Is Beautiful 1997  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Roberto Benigni
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Guistino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric, Marisa Paredes, Horst Buchholz, Claudio Alfonsi, Giuliana Lojodice, Amerigo Fontani, Pietro De Silva
On the eve of World War II, Jewish waiter Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni) marries Tuscan schoolteacher Dora (Nicoletta Braschi). During the war, the couple is sent to concentration camps–Guido and their young son to one camp, Dora to another. Academy Awards were received for Best Foreign Film, Best Actor (the first foreign language winner for an actor) and Best Original Musical Score. The four additional nominations included Best Picture and Director for this WWII comedy/drama.
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 The Monster 1994  R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
Director: Roberto Benigni
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Michel Blanc, Nicoletta Braschi, Jean-Claude Brialy, Massimo Girotti, Dominique Lavanant, Laurent Spielvogel, Ivano Marescotti, Franco Mescolini, Luciana Pieri Palombi, Vittorio Amandola, Gennaro Morrone, Rita Di Lernia, Vincenzo Vitagliano, Guilio Turli
Loris (Roberto Benigni) is a quiet man, mistaken as a serial murderer/rapist because he has been caught in compromising situations. Undercover agent Jessica (Nicoletta Braschi) is assigned to trip him up and provide evidence against him, BUT plans go awry.
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Mystery Train 1989 R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Masatoshi Nagase, Youki Kudoh, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Cinque Lee, Nicoletta Braschi, Elizabeth Bracco, Sy Richardson, Rick Aviles, Steve Buscemi, Joe Strummer
Three stories are told, with the common thread being a rundown hotel in Memphis and its two-person staff who watch after the assorted strange people that come and go. Segments include two touring Japanese teens obsessed with 1950s rock 'n roll; an Italian woman, who is taking her dead husband home, sees the ghost of Elvis; and three men who stay at the hotel after too much to drink results in a shooting.
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 Pinocchio 2002  G, 108 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Roberto Benigni
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Breckin Meyer, Nicoletta Braschi, Glenn Close, Carlo Giuffre, Eric Idle, David Suchet, John Cleese, Kim Rossi Stuart, Peppe Barra, Cheech Marin, Mino Bellei, Max Cavallari, Bruno Arena, Alessandro Bergonzoni
Pinocchio (Roberto Benigni) is a puppet made by woodcarver Geppetto (Carlo Giuffre). Geppetto dreams of having a son, and the Blue Fairy (Nicoletta Braschi) grants Geppetto's wish and turns Pinocchio into a living boy–with the warning that he must always be honest. At first, Pinocchio disrespects his elders, skips school, and tells lies. He goes from one wild adventure to another despite guidance from the Blue Fairy; however, by story's end, Pinocchio has learned valuable lessons and proves that he can and will be a good boy.
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The Tiger and the Snow 2005  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Roberto Benigni
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Jean Reno, Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Waits, Emilia Fox, Chiara Pirri, Anna Pirri, Gianfranco Varetto, Giuseppe Battiston, Lucia Poli, Francesco Cutolo, Andrea Renzi, Abdelhafid Metalsi, Amid Farid
In Roberto Benigni's slapstick comedy, Attilio (Roberto Benigni) travels into wartime Iraq after hearing that Vittoria (Nicoletta Braschi), who is the woman he loves, is dying after being injured by American bombs falling on Baghdad. Attilio's mission is to find and deliver the only medicine that might save Vittoria's life.
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| 1. Afirma Pereira (1996)
aka: Pereira Declares
aka: According to Pereira
2. Down by Law (1986)
3. Life Is Beautiful (1997)
4. The Monster (1994)
5. Mystery Train (1989)
6. Pinocchio (2002)
7. The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
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