罗伯托·贝尼尼 — Playwright (11)
Berlinguer: I Love You (1977) [Movie] Douban
Berlinguer ti voglio bene
other title: 伯灵格,我爱你 / Berlinguer ti voglio bene
被称为全球最幽默的男人之一,奥斯卡影帝罗伯托·贝尼尼在这部处女作电影中扮演一个倒霉至极的青年,他和母亲有着一段奇怪的关系,而这种关系则使他在生活中陷入无休止的混乱……
请求庇护 (1979) [Movie] Douban
Chiedo asilo
other title: Chiedo asilo / Seeking Asylum
罗伯特的新工作是一家幼儿园的老师。他的教课总是别出心裁,他将一-台电视机搬进了教室,还将一头驴子带进了教室。他的讲课对孩子们来说,充满了极强的诱惑力。他与一个小朋友的母亲伊莎贝拉约会。不久,伊莎贝拉怀孕了,这使他感到很为难。伊莎贝拉去了撒丁岛,那里,有她家一个废弃的老电影院。罗伯特被带进警察局讯问有关他过去的激进行为。而罗伯特却带着10个孩子去撒丁岛等待孩子的诞生。那里,四周都是大海,那里才是罗伯特、伊莎贝拉和孩子们的自由之地。
Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1985) [Movie] Douban
Non ci resta che piangere
director: 罗伯托·贝尼尼 / 马西莫·特洛伊西 actor: 罗伯托·贝尼尼 / 马西莫·特洛伊西
other title: 眼泪不再 / Non ci resta che piangere
Totally unawares, Saverio, a teacher and Mario, a janitor of the same school in which they both work, travel back in time and find themselves in central Italy at the end of the 15th century. They carry with them an unresolved squabble concerning Saverio's sister, creating a lot of tension between the two, which will increase in the plot. From this moment on they will have to come to grips with the grotesque situation they find themselves in, trying to "hitch a lift" back to the future in a most outlandish way, using and misusing their foresight of the events taking place round that time, and generally making fools of themselves in the eyes of "normal" renaissance folks. Their meeting with Leonardo da Vinci is hysterical, when they become more and more convinced that the genius is in reality a moron. Another character they meet is Savonarola the heretic, who enjoins them to repent, before he is taken to the stake, eliciting some breezy comment from them. If it weren't for a weird kind of homesickness, they would quite enjoy living in this period, full of daring fashions and tantalising damsels.
The couple shows great chemistry and is funny in every respect. The psychology of their characters is complex and credible - for once comical roles with a depth. Basically, Saverio is an embittered petit-bourgeois forever attracted and rejected by women, envious of Mario, an easy-going proletarian every woman falls in love with. Saverio is scheming, mean and vindictive as much as Mario is naive, generous and forgiving. What a match of talents: Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi at the peak of combined creativity. Too bad they will never come back together for another joint venture. Or maybe it is better this way: masterpieces of this level cannot be improved on, at best they can be imitated. For this reason Non ci resta che piangere will shine like a gem in the crown of the best Italian movies of all times. Sadly not many people seem to have seen it, not even in Italy, where the viewers do not need subtitles to enjoy the hilarious juggling of the two actors with the language, but their body language can be universally appreciated.
If you miss it you will have to repent!
Coffee and Cigarettes (1986) [Movie] Douban WikiData TMDB IMDb
Coffee and Cigarettes
6.6 (7 ratings) director: Jim Jarmusch actor: Roberto Benigni
other title: 咖啡与香烟 / 커피와 담배
In a vignette called "Strange to meet you," Roberto sits at a small table in a coffee bar. Five cups of coffee and two ashtrays are in front of him; he drinks and smokes. Steven joins him. They start a conversation about cigarettes and coffee. Steven likes to drink coffee before he sleeps, so he can dream faster. The conversation jumps around. "You know my mother?" asks Roberto. Steven describes coffee Popsicles. They switch seats; then switch back. Steven has to leave for a dental appointment he's not looking forward to. Roberto makes a startling offer, inspired no doubt by the coffee and cigarettes.
Johnny Stecchino (1991) [Movie] Douban Eggplant.place IMDb WikiData TMDB
Johnny Stecchino
other title: 牙签乔尼 / 香蕉先生
Good hearted but not very wordly-wise, Dante is happy driving the school bus for a group of mentally handicapped children, while feeling he is somehow missing out on life and love. So he is very excited when after nearly being knocked down by her car he meets Maria, who seems immediately enamoured of him. He is soon invited to her sumptuous Palermo villa, little suspecting that this is part of a plot. He bears an amazing likeness to Maria's stool-pigeon gangster husband and it would be convenient for them if the mobster, in the shape of Dante, was seen to be dead and buried.
The Monster (1994) [Movie] Douban
Il mostro
7.9 (40 ratings) director: 罗伯托·贝尼尼 actor: 罗伯托·贝尼尼 / 米歇尔·布朗
other title: 猎艳狂魔 / Il mostro
最近,城里发生了数十起案情十分恶劣的连环强奸案,一个名为洛瑞斯(罗伯托·贝尼尼 Roberto Benigni 饰)的怪异男子成为了警方重点怀疑的对象,因为洛瑞斯不仅是一个公认的好色之徒,更是被抓到了许多虽不能定罪但依旧对他十分不利的把柄。
身为城中警长,派瑞德(米歇尔·布朗 Michel Blanc 饰)对只会伤害柔弱女性的罪犯深恶痛绝,他发誓无论用怎样的手段,都要找到证据将罪犯捉拿归案,当然,这其中的罪犯,指的就是洛瑞斯。为了收集证据,派瑞德甚至派出了性感美丽的女警杰西卡(尼可莱塔·布拉斯基 Nicoletta Braschi 饰)潜伏在洛瑞斯的身边,甚至不惜牺牲她的色相企图“钓鱼执法”。可是,令派瑞德没有想到的是,这一次洛瑞斯竟然节操十足,不为所动。
Life Is Beautiful (1997) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB Min reol WikiData
La vita è bella
9.3 (2077 ratings) director: 罗伯托·贝尼尼 actor: 罗伯托·贝尼尼 / 尼可莱塔·布拉斯基
other title: 美丽人生 / La vita è bella
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.