Pinocchio (
2019) | IMDb:
6.2
In this live-action adaptation of the beloved fairytale, old woodcarver Geppetto fashions a wooden puppet, Pinocchio, who magically comes to life. Pinocchio longs for adventure and is easily led astray, encountering magical beasts, fantastical spectacles, while making friends and foes along his journey. However, his dream is to become a real boy, which can only come true if he finally changes his ways.
Starring:
Federico Ielapi
,
Roberto Benigni
,
Marine Vacth
,
Gigi Proietti
,
Massimo Ceccherini
,
Rocco Papaleo
Directed by:
Matteo Garrone
To Rome with Love (
2012) | IMDb:
6.3
Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a mortician with an amazing voice, and he seizes the opportunity to rejuvenate his own flagging career; a young couple have separate romantic interludes; a spotlight shines on an ordinary man.
Starring:
Woody Allen
,
Roberto Benigni
,
Penélope Cruz
,
Alec Baldwin
,
Judy Davis
,
Jesse Eisenberg
The Tiger and the Snow (
2005) | IMDb:
7
Love and injury in time of war. Attilio de Giovanni teaches poetry in Italy. He has a romantic soul, and women love him. But he is in love with Vittoria, and the love is unrequited. Every night he dreams of marrying her, in his boxer shorts and t-shirt, as Tom Waits sings. Vittoria travels to Iraq with her friend, Fuad, a poet; they are there with the second Gulf War breaks out. Vittoria is injured. Attilio must get to her side, and then, as war rages around him, he must find her the medical care she needs. In war, does love conquer all?
Starring:
Roberto Benigni
,
Jean Reno
,
Nicoletta Braschi
,
Emilia Fox
,
Giuseppe Battiston
,
Tom Waits
Directed by:
Roberto Benigni
Pinocchio (
2002) | IMDb:
4.3
Roberto Benigni adapts the classic children's tale by Carlo Collodi for the big-budget family-oriented comedy Pinocchio.
Starring:
Roberto Benigni
,
Nicoletta Braschi
,
Mino Bellei
,
Carlo Giuffrè
,
Peppe Barra
,
Franco Javarone
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar (
1999) | IMDb:
6
Set in 50 B.C., Asterix and Obelix are living in a small but well-protected village in Gaul, where a magic potion concocted by Druids turns the townsfolk into mighty soldiers. When Roman troops carve a path through Gaul to reach the English Channel, Caesar and his aide de camp Detritus discover the secret elixir and capture the Druid leader who knows its formula, and Asterix and Obelix are sent off to rescue them.
Starring:
Christian Clavier
,
Gérard Depardieu
,
Roberto Benigni
,
Michel Galabru
,
Gottfried John
,
Laetitia Casta
Life Is Beautiful (
1997) | IMDb:
8.6
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.
Starring:
Roberto Benigni
,
Nicoletta Braschi
,
Giorgio Cantarini
,
Giustino Durano
,
Sergio Bini Bustric
,
Lidia Alfonsi
Son of the Pink Panther (
1993) | IMDb:
3.9
The illegitimate son of Inspector Clouseau is on the case of the kidnapped Princess Yasmin.
Starring:
Roberto Benigni
,
Herbert Lom
,
Claudia Cardinale
,
Shabana Azmi
,
Debrah Farentino
,
Jennifer Edwards
Night on Earth (
1991) | IMDb:
7.7
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Starring:
Winona Ryder
,
Gena Rowlands
,
Giancarlo Esposito
,
Armin Mueller-Stahl
,
Rosie Perez
,
Isaach De Bankolé