The Divine Comic: The Cinema of Roberto Benigni

by Carlo Celli

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810840006
• ISBN13: 9780810840003
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"