Woody Allen presented his last work, a gift of love to the Eternal City and to Italy. The movie is a combination of adventures and misadventures of everyday people, such as Benigni’s character, Leopoldo Pasaniello, a common employee that suddenly and with no apparent reason becomes a celebrity and is stalked by paparazzi
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As Italy’s celebration of the 150 years of Italian unification draws to an end, it’s time for a summation and a forward look.
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As solutions to the Italian economic crisis surface by the minute, the country is afflicted by a serious disease that, if cured, could help it save millions. In only 7 months the Guardia di Finanza has reported 3000 people who declared being invalid and poor and has reported 4400 for frauds to INPS (National Institute for Social Security) that amount to more than 48 million euros.
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Some are saying that the Italian political situation is so surreal that it defeats any attempt at humor. They should think again. The comics are having a field day, and maybe a good laugh is just what’s needed
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Benigni was in New York to do his one-man show, Tutto Dante, where he was up to his usual antics and comments before he launched into a recitation of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy
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Art & CultureMatteo Garrone dedicated his Prize for Best Director to “all those who fight every day against organized criminality in Naples"
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Musings around a frivolous article about very serious things... and some suggestions for those who think that Christopher Columbus was just an "Italian" hero.
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Special effects whiz Carlo Rambaldi hopes to rival the Disney classic by following Roberto Benigni’s controversial approach, bringing out the darker aspects of Carlo Collodi's world-famous tale. What reception will he get in the U.S.? Americans love Disney’s “American” Pinocchio and despised Benigni’s “Italian” version…