Alessandro Benvenuti
| Alessandro Benvenuti | |
|---|---|
 Alessandro Benvenuti in 2008 | |
| Born |
31 January 1950 Pelago, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1977–present |
Alessandro Benvenuti (born 31 January 1950) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter.[1] He was co-founder, together with Francesco Nuti and Athina Cenci, of the comedy ensamble "GianCattivi" with whom he achieved his first successes on stage and on television.[2][3] He made his film debut in Ad Ovest di Paperino, for which he won the 1982 Silver Ribbon for Best New Director,[4] therefore he started a critically apprecciated career as director, screenwriter and actor of a set of original, offbeat comedies.[2] In 1995 he won a second Silver Ribbon for the script of the film Belle al Bar.[4] In 1996 he received three Globi d'oro nominations for his comedy drama film Ivo the Genius in the categories best film, best actor and best director.[5]
Selected filmography
- Fatto su misura (1985)
- Il ragazzo del Pony Express (1986)
- Soldati - 365 all'alba (1987)
- Compagni di scuola (1988)
- Welcome to Home Gori (1990)
- The Party's Over (1991)
- Belle al Bar (1994)
- Sentimental Maniacs (1994)
- Ivo the Genius (1995)
- Return to Home Gori (1996)
- Albergo Roma (1996)
- The Fugitive (2003)
- 13 at a Table (2004)
References
- ↑ "Alessandro Benvenuti". mymovies. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- 1 2 Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori, Volume 1. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
- ↑ Gianni Canova. Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti, 2009. ISBN 881150516X.
- 1 2 Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
- ↑ "Cinema: Ivo il tardivo pluripremiato ai Globi". Adnkronos. 14 June 1996. Retrieved 18 October 2013.