Roberto Benigni (born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, internationally known for La vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful).

Benigni won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Life Is Beautiful; the film also received Oscars for Best Original Score (Nicola Piovani) and Best Foreign Language Film. He frequently collaborated with Nicoletta Braschi and composer Nicola Piovani; Paolo Conte songs are noted in earlier work.

DeBaser reviews present a divided view of Roberto Benigni: celebrated for his comic energy and Life Is Beautiful's emotional reach, but criticized for excesses in some later films. Readers praise his comic timing, music collaborations (Piovani, Conte) and theatricality, while many reviewers fault directorial choices and over-the-top performances. The discourse oscillates between admiration and strong rejection.

For:Fans of Italian cinema, comedy lovers, film critics and readers curious about Roberto Benigni.

 "And the poets and the comedians can be like little children, they can, in fact, play with ideals or talk with objects, plants, and animals."

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 An incredible physical resemblance between two people who are fundamentally and totally different: Dante, a school bus driver for the disabled, and Johnny Stecchino, a repentant and ex-mafioso.

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 Poetry can be anywhere and should be sought or expressed anywhere, in any way.

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