Fabrizio Bentivoglio
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Fabrizio Bentivoglio is an Italian
cinema and theatre actor and a screenwriter.
Fabrizio Bentivoglio was born in Milan (his father is Venetian
). After only one season in the juvenile team of Inter,
he left his sporting career because of an injury to his left knee and
attended the school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. He debuted on stage
acting in Timone d'Atene
by William Shakespeare
and also pursued his artistic career in cinema.
Continuing his studies in medicine, he then moved to Rome
. With
Dario de Luca and in association with Studio Universal he founded the
Tipota Movie Company.
With the band Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel he has staged the
show La guerra vista dalla luna. He has also filmed the short film Típota (1999) and has completed a tour performing his own songs.
The soundtrack of Eternity and a Day
(Italy/France/Greece, 1998) by Theo Angelopoulos
contains the track The Poet, with Bentivoglio's voice.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
cinema and theatre actor and a screenwriter.
Fabrizio Bentivoglio was born in Milan (his father is Venetian
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
). After only one season in the juvenile team of Inter,
he left his sporting career because of an injury to his left knee and
attended the school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. He debuted on stage
acting in Timone d'Atene
Timon of Athens
The Life of Timon of Athens is a play by William Shakespeare about the fortunes of an Athenian named Timon , generally regarded as one of his most obscure and difficult works...
by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
and also pursued his artistic career in cinema.
Continuing his studies in medicine, he then moved to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. With
Dario de Luca and in association with Studio Universal he founded the
Tipota Movie Company.
With the band Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel he has staged the
show La guerra vista dalla luna. He has also filmed the short film Típota (1999) and has completed a tour performing his own songs.
The soundtrack of Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day is a 1998 Greek film starring Bruno Ganz, and directed by Theo Angelopoulos. The film won the Palme d'Or and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(Italy/France/Greece, 1998) by Theo Angelopoulos
Theo Angelopoulos
Theodoros Angelopoulos is a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer.-Life:Angelopoulos studied law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, but after his military service went to Paris to attend the Sorbonne. He soon dropped out to study film at the IDHEC before returning...
contains the track The Poet, with Bentivoglio's voice.
Filmography
- Masoch (1980)
- The Blue-Eyed Bandit (1980)
- The Lady of the CamelliasThe Lady of the Camellias (film)The Lady of the Camellias is a 1981 French-Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Alphonsine Plessis* Gian Maria Volonté - Plessis* Bruno Ganz - Count Perregaux...
(1981) - La festa perduta (1981)
- Death in the Vatican (1982)
- Woman of Wonders (1985)
- The Rover (1985, TV)
- SalomèSalome (1986 film)Salome is a 1986 Italian-French drama film directed by Claude d'Anna. It was entered into the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Mohamed Badrsalem - 2nd Assassin* Fabrizio Bentivoglio - Yokanaan* Fabio Carfora - Narraboth* Feodor Chaliapin, Jr...
(1986) - Regina (1987)
- Via Montenapoleone (1987)
- Apartment Zero (1988)
- Rebus (1989)
- Marrakech Express (1989)
- Turné (1989, also writer)
- L'aria serena dell'Ovest (1990)
- Italia - Germania 4-3 (1990)
- Red American (1991)
- Puerto Escondido (1992)
- A Soul Split in Two (1993)
- The End Is Known (Italy/France, 1993)
- Come due coccodrilli (Like Two Crocodiles)Like Two CrocodilesLike Two Crocodiles is a 1994 Italian drama film directed and co-written by Giacomo Campiotti.-Plot:...
(1994) - Ordinary Hero (1995)
- School (1995)
- The Slaughter of the Cock (1996)
- The Elective AffinitiesThe Elective AffinitiesThe Elective Affinities is a 1996 Italian-French comedy film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. It was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Carlotta* Fabrizio Bentivoglio - Ottone...
(1996) - Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggioPianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggioPianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggio is a 1996 Italian film directed by Antonio Capuano that deals with a Catholic priest, his pederastic relationship with a Napolitan street boy, and the domination of daily life in Southern Italy by the Camorra...
(1996) - The Acrobats (1997)
- I corti italiani (1997)
- An Eyewitness Account (1997)
- Livers Ain't Cheap (1997)
- Del perduto amore (1998)
- Eternity and a DayEternity and a DayEternity and a Day is a 1998 Greek film starring Bruno Ganz, and directed by Theo Angelopoulos. The film won the Palme d'Or and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(1998) - Notes of Love (1998)
- The Missing (1999)
- The NannyThe Nanny (1999 film)The Nanny is a 1999 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Fabrizio Bentivoglio - Prof...
(1999) - Típota (Italy, 1999)
- Holy Tongue (2000)
- Teeth (Italy, 2000)
- Magicians (2000)
- Hotel (2001)
- A cavallo della tigre (2002)
- Ricordati di me (2003)
- L'amore ritorna (2004)
Stage
- Timone d'AteneTimon of AthensThe Life of Timon of Athens is a play by William Shakespeare about the fortunes of an Athenian named Timon , generally regarded as one of his most obscure and difficult works...
(Italy, 1978) (tragedy in five acts by William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
); production by Carlo Rivolta; - La tempesta (Italy, 1978) (play in five acts by William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
); production by Giorgio StrehlerGiorgio StrehlerGiorgio Strehler was an Italian opera and theatre director.-Biography:Strehler was born in Barcola, Trieste to an Austrian father and a Franco-Slovene mother; he grew up speaking Italian but spoke French well and his German was passable. He became suddenly fatherless at the age of three, his...
; - I parenti terribiliLes parents terriblesLes Parents terribles is a 1938 French play written by Jean Cocteau. Despite initial problems with censorship, it was revived on the French stage several times after its original production, and in 1948 a film adaptation directed by Cocteau himself was released...
(Italy, 1979) (by Jean CocteauJean CocteauJean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, María...
); production by Franco Enriquez; - Prima del silenzio (Italy, 1980) (by Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi); production by Giorgio De Lullo;
- L'avaroThe MiserL'Avare is a 1668 five-act satirical comedy by French playwright Molière. Its title is usually translated as The Miser when the play is performed in English....
(Italy, 1981) (by MolièreMolièreJean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...
); production by Mario Scaccia; - La vera storia (Italy, 1982) (by Luciano BerioLuciano BerioLuciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian composer. He is noted for his experimental work and also for his pioneering work in electronic music.-Biography:Berio was born at Oneglia Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (October 24, 1925 – May 27, 2003) was an Italian...
and Italo CalvinoItalo CalvinoItalo Calvino was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels. His best known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy , the Cosmicomics collection of short stories , and the novels Invisible Cities and If on a winter's night a traveler .Lionised in Britain and the United States,...
); production by M. Scaparro, Teatro La Scala in Milan; - Gli amanti dei miei amanti sono miei amanti (Italy, 1982) (by Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi); production by Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi;
- Metti una sera a cena (Italy, 1983) (by Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi); production by Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi;
- D'amore si muore (Italy, 1985) (comedy by Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi); production by Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi;
- Italia-Germania 4 a 3 (Italy, 1987) (by Umberto Marino); regia di Sergio Rubini;
- La guerra vista dalla luna (Italy, 1995) (little opera in one act Peppe Servillo);
- La tempesta (Italy, 2000) (play in five acts by William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
); production by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti, Teatro Argentina in Rome;
Awards
- Venice, 11/09/1993 Coppa Volpi for the Best Actor for A Soul Split in Two
- Venice, 11/09/1993 Premio Pasinetti for the Actor for A Soul Split in Two
- Grolla d'oro 1993 Best Actor for The End Is Known
- Ciak d'oro 1994 Best Actor for A Soul Split in Two
- Montréal World Film Festival 1995 Best Actor for Ordinary Hero
- Venice 1996 Premio Pasinetti for the Actor for Pianese Nunzio, Fourteen in May
- Ciak d'oro 1997 Best Actor for An Eyewitness Account
- Sacher d'oro 1997 Best Actor for An Eyewitness Account
- David di Donatello 1996-1997 Best Actor for An Eyewitness Account
- Venice 1999 Premio FEDIC, special mention for Típota
- São Paulo International Film Festival 1999 Best Short (Audience Award) for Típota
- David di Donatello 1998-1999 Best Supporting Actor for Del perduto amore
- David di Donatello 1999-2000 Nominated as Best Short for Típota
- Nastri d'argento 2000 Best Producer of Shorts (to the Tipota Movie Company) for Típota and Il bambino con la pistola
- Taormina, 29/06-07/07/2001 Nastri d'argento 2001 Nominated as Best Actor for Holy Tongue