To Rome With Love

Ambling and merely passable, this new Woody Allen picture lacks a raison d'être.

"...Directed by: Woody Allen. Starring: Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig..."

July 6, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Jakob the Liar

"...and that the film was in the can before Roberto Benigni's Oscar-winner was even released. That said, there are..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Volere, Volare

"...and Angela Finocchiaro. Much in the same manner as Roberto Benigni's Johnny Stecchino, Nichetti's Volere, Volare joins the growing..."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful is the drama every comic probably wishes he had made. In this life-affirming Italian "concentration-camp comedy," Benigni uses the Holocaust as a backdrop for telling a heartfelt story about a father who protects his son from the gas chambers by the use of the only weapons at his command: his quick imagination, outlandish buffoonery, and scrappy determination.

"...Directed by: Roberto Benigni. Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Monster

Begnini is mistaken for a sex criminal and murderer by the Italian cops. Hilarity ensues.

"...Directed by: Roberto Benigni. Starring: Roberto Benigni, Michael Blanc, Nicoletta Braschi, Dominique..."

June 21, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Pinocchio

"...Directed by: Roberto Benigni. Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Carlo Giuffrè, Mino..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Johnny Stecchino

Benigni performs dual roles in this comedy of mistaken identities.

"...Directed by: Roberto Benigni. Starring: Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi. Perhaps best..."

Jan. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Son of the Pink Panther

"...Directed by: Blake Edwards. Starring: Roberto Benigni, Herbert Lom, Robert Davi, Shabana Azmi and Claudia..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Down By Law

Criterion releases Jim Jarmusch's jailbird gem on Blu-ray.

"...the jury that year was the Italian manic-pixie-nightmare boy Roberto Benigni. As Jarmusch tells it, they bonded over their..."

July 20, 2012 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

Coffee and Cigarettes

Jim Jarmusch's new brew is lukewarm.

"...Directed by: Jim Jarmusch. Starring: Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Joie Lee, Cinqué Lee, Steve Buscemi,..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Short Cuts

"...Actor Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Son of Saul

Hungarian Oscar entry finds original way to present a Holocaust drama

"...as many – there are more cordwood-piled corpses in Roberto Benigni’s Life Is Beautiful than are seen here –..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Le Chef

How many French chefs are too many for one kitchen?

"...plot points arrive from miles away. Youn simultaneously channels Roberto Benigni, a young Steve Martin, and oddly, Paul Reiser..."

July 18, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

"...heavily on commentary from Donald Sutherland, Terence Stamp, and Roberto Benigni – recognizable actors, sure, but latter-day, bit players..."

July 18, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Harmonists

"...leader Harry Frommermann (looking more than a little like Roberto Benigni with a frazzled Groucho mane) seems like such..."

April 2, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pinocchio

Latest retelling of the children's classic gets tangled in its own strings

"...Directed by: Matteo Garrone. Starring: Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Massimo Ceccherini, Rocco Papaleo, Marine Vacth, Davide Marotta..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Down by Law

"...Directed by: Jim Jarmusch. Starring: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni and Ellen Barkin. Jarmusch's third feature is a..."

May 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fall Film Previews

September

"...D: Roberto Benigni; with Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi. Benigni, the Italian Buster..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Things I Learned at Fantastic Arcade

A smattering of smart things people said about video games

"...it's about the joyness of each moment." That's some Roberto Benigni Academy-Award-accepting-level cuteness...."

Sept. 27, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Event Menu

March 20-31

"...and the continuation of their Italian Movie Nights with Roberto Benigni's The Tiger and the Snow on March 31...."

March 21, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Ed Burleson My Perfect World (Tornado)

Texas Platters

"...and the title track are lonesome enough to start Roberto Benigni blubbering. A double-barreled salute is due Burleson's supporting..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Music Review by Christopher Gray

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...a fast break to the Promised Land -- to Roberto Benigni, who passed but then went on to make..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Emmy Awards shake-down: who won, who should have.

"...last television season. The selections were, in descending order: Roberto Benigni's Oscar win at the Academy Awards; the scene..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

November Previews

"...a fast break to the Promised Land -- to Roberto Benigni, who passed but then went on to make..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Night On Earth

"...Mueller-Stahl, Rosie Perez, Isaach De Bankolé, Béatrice Dalle and Roberto Benigni. Migratory souls in the dead of night... these..."

May 22, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten