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  1. Review: 'To Rome with Love'

    Fri, 22 Jun 2012

    day, and Antonio's stodgy old relatives walk into the room while she's attempting to take advantage of him. Roberto Benigni 's Leopoldo is a clerk, described as an "average man" with a wife and two kids. He also becomes famous for no

  2. The Oscars: 10 Ways to Win

    Tue, 21 Feb 2012

    for joy. Every year, the Academy welcomes a breath of fresh air. Last year it was Mo'Nique, before that it was Roberto Benigni , and who could forget Cuba Gooding Jr.'s anything-but-subtle acceptance speech. Sometimes the calm, cool

  3. Six Odd, Off-Beat Oscar Speeches

    Thu, 24 Feb 2011

    1985 for "Places in the Heart." Indeed, the Academy really liked her. In 1998, "Life Is Beautiful" director Roberto Benigni literally jumped for joy after scoring the best foreign film Oscar, climbing and hopping over the backs of seats

  4. Top Seven Oscar Long Shots: Marisa Tomei, Anna Paquin and More

    Wed, 3 Mar 2010

    caressing it the whole time. Page died a year later while starring in a Broadway revival of "Blithe Spirit." Roberto Benigni Benigni is probably most remembered for his joyous antics -- walking on the back of the seats in the audience at

  5. Italy's Silvio Berlusconi Delights Italians, Infuriates Wife

    Thu, 30 Apr 2009

    decade, Berlusconi once sent his biography, in the form of a glossy magazine, to every single family in Italy. Roberto Benigni , the Oscar-winning actor and director of "La Vita è Bella" (Life Is Beautiful), once said: "[Berlusconi

  6. 10 Surefire Ways to Score Oscar Recognition

    Mon, 2 Feb 2009

    beyond winning the foreign language category to score Oscars for best music and best actor. Star/director/writer Roberto Benigni 's ecstatic, energetic acceptance speech stole the show. This year's subtitled nominee: "Slumdog Millionaire

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  1. Master of Gaffes: Former PM Berlusconi

    Thu, 6 Nov 2008

    generated, Berlusconi once sent his biography, in the form of a glossy magazine, to every single family in Italy. Roberto Benigni , the Oscar-winning actor and director of "La Vita è Bella" (Life Is Beautiful), once said: "[Berlusconi

  2. Oscars 2007: Behind-the-Scenes Preparations

    Thu, 15 Feb 2007

    to an aging Jack Palance demonstrating his eternal youth by performing one-armed pushups onstage in 1991, to Roberto Benigni 's chair-topping experience in 1999, the Oscar show is sure to wow the world once again this year with its memorable

  3. Oscar Podium Meltdowns

    Tue, 7 Mar 2006

    mouth. Who cares? It wasn't like we had our mouths open, it wasn't some romantic kiss." A year earlier, Roberto Benigni had played such hyperventilating enthusiasm for laughs. The Italian star of "Life Is Beautiful" climbed over theater

  4. The Art of the Oscar Acceptance Speech

    Sat, 4 Mar 2006

    unbridled physical exuberance when accepting an Oscar for his performance in "Jerry Maguire." But no one can top Roberto Benigni , who in 1999 turned his acceptance speech for "Life is Beautiful" into a virtual Olympic event by deciding to walk

  5. Iraq War Images Seep into Popular Culture

    Sun, 15 May 2005

    the works. Harrison Ford is set to star in a film about the battle for Fallujah, and "Life Is Beautiful Star" Roberto Benigni just finished a wartime comedy. Hollywood is testing the waters slowly. No one knows if audiences want to pay to

  6. Oscar by the Numbers

    Wed, 26 Jan 2005

    role was in Spanish. Only four performances given in a foreign language have resulted in Oscar wins, most notably, Roberto Benigni , who took home a trophy for best actor for "Life Is Beautiful" in 1999. Losing Score: Martin Scorsese has never

  7. Making Art Out of War

    Wed, 27 Oct 2004

    that they can be as successful as Michael Moore." In the world of feature films, Oscar-winning Italian director Roberto Benigni is currently shooting "The Tiger and the Snow," a quasi-comic epic about a poet named Attilio who accidentally

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