 Coffee and Cigarettes 2004  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Joie Lee, Cinque Lee, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Joseph Rigano, Vinny Vella, Vinny Vella Jr., Renee French, Cate Blanchett
Over a period of 18 years, Jim Jarmusch put together this series of amusing vignettes, which all revolve around coffee and cigarettes.
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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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Faraway, So Close! 1993 N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Otto Sander, Bruno Ganz, Peter Falk, Solveig Dommartin, Nastassja Kinski, Willem Dafoe, Roberto Benigni, Horst Buchholz
In this remake/sequel to Wenders' classic "Wings of Desire," the angels still hover over Berlin and bring their kind of magic to the people in a now-unified Germany. Mikhail Gorbachev, the ex-Soviet head, makes a cameo appearance with philosophical comments. A pretty good follow-up to the original.
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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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Luna 1979   R, 142 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Veronica Lazar, Renato Salvatori, Alida Valli, Tomas Milian, Fred Gwynne, Roberto Benigni, Peter Eyre
This soap opera relates the misfortunes of opera star widow Caterina Silveri (Jill Clayburgh) who must face her son Joe's (Matthew Barry) drug addiction and goes to extremes in the process. 1 User Review
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| | froggy 01/29/2008 | | Saw this movie only once. I've looked for years to find the name of this movie. No one I know has ever seen the movie. I've always liked Jill, but I did find this movie to be a bit bizarre. I cant say the movie is boring or dull or that it had any redeeming factors. It was like watching a train wreck , you couldn't look away. |
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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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Night on Earth 1991 R, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Winona Ryder, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, Isaach De Bankole, Beatrice Dalle, Roberto Benigni, Paolo Bonacelli, Lisanne Falk
Inventive Jim Jarmusch brings us five stories that happen simultaneously across the globe–all occurring in taxies. Set in Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Rome, and Helsinski, the international cast adds to the pleasure of this film.
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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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Seeking Asylum 1979 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
Director: Marco Ferreri
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Dominique Laffin, Francesca De Sapio, Carlo Monni, Chiara Moretti, Luca Levi, Girolamo Marzano, Roberto Amaro
Unconventional nursery-school teacher Roberto (Roberto Benigni) captivates his students with his unique methods of teaching, which draw criticism from both teachers and parents. Roberto dates Irma (Chiara Moretti) who is the mother of one of his students. When Irma becomes pregnant, Roberto becomes so moody that Irma leaves for Sardinia, and Roberto follows soon after with ten of his students to join him for the baby's birth.
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Son of the Pink Panther 1993 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Herbert Lom, Claudia Cardinale, Debrah Farentino, Burt Kwouk, Robert Davi, Graham Stark, Jennifer Edwards, Anton Rodgers, Shabana Azmi, Mark Schneider, Mike Starr, Kenny Spalding, Oliver Cotton, Aharon Ipale
Inspector Clouseau fathered an illegitimate son just as bungling as himself. In this story the son, Jacques (Roberto Benigni), gets in the way of an investigation being led by his father's old nemesis, Commissioner Dreyfus (Herbert Lom).
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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. Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
2. Down by Law (1986)
3. Faraway, So Close! (1993)
4. Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2002)
5. Life Is Beautiful (1997)
6. Luna (1979)
7. The Monster (1994)
8. Night on Earth (1991)
9. Pinocchio (2002)
10. Seeking Asylum (1979)
11. Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
aka: Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther
12. The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
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