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  • SATURDAY OCTOBER 2 2004 12:18 PM

Benigni: Now I Make Iraq Comedy!

Submitted by Jeff_Fries

Edited by _Sarah_

Roberto Benigni, writer/director/star of 1999's La Vita รจ Bella (Life Is Beautiful), is set to work on La Tigre e la neve, a comedy about a poet who gets caught in the middle of the March 2003 invasion on Iraq.

On Italian radio (via IMDb.com):

War naturally is the background of the film and my character is directly involved in it after this poet ends up in Iraq by pure chance. What is extraordinary is his vision of the world. This is one person representing all the people in the world.

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supergp

supergp

Seattle, WA
February 2003

OCT 02, 2004 01:10 PM

Well, having just seen Life Is Beautiful this summer, I'm sold. Beautiful film.

dholokov

dholokov

Toronto, ON
April 2003

OCT 02, 2004 03:21 PM

The invasion of Iraq is already something of a comedy

mister_x

mister_x

Plano, TX
January 2003

OCT 02, 2004 04:25 PM

dholokhov said:
The invasion of Iraq is already something of a comedy



in a bit of a twisted sense of the word, yes.

Koenigsegg

Koenigsegg

I'm lost
July 2004

OCT 02, 2004 07:13 PM

he is all the day with his iraq* up.



(pronounced 'EE-rock')

alpha_hazard

alpha_hazard

Fort Collins, CO
April 2004

OCT 02, 2004 07:30 PM

<initial disgust at making light of destruction>

now that that's over...how exciting...if only people in the US could make light of the war in Iraq!

StudentDriver

StudentDriver

Greenwood, IN
June 2004

OCT 02, 2004 09:02 PM


Roberto Benigni (apparently) said:
This is one person representing all the people in the world.



Wow. How completely non-presumptuous of Mr. Benigni.

Max16Characters

Max16Characters

Korea, Republic Of
March 2003

OCT 02, 2004 10:43 PM

alpha_hazard said:
<initial disgust at making light of destruction>

now that that's over...how exciting...if only people in the US could make light of the war in Iraq!


Watch the Daily Show more often.

merlot73

merlot73

Sheboygan, WI
May 2004

OCT 03, 2004 03:28 AM

A genius along the lines
of Charlie Chaplin.

SomethingStupid

SomethingStupid

North Hollywood, CA
March 2004

OCT 03, 2004 03:33 AM

supergp said:
Well, having just seen Life Is Beautiful this summer, I'm sold. Beautiful film.


Go see his Pinocchio. Or, better yet, don't.

MisterSatan

MisterSatan

Portland, OR
August 2002

OCT 03, 2004 04:23 AM

Oh wow.

MetaTag

MetaTag

United Kingdom
September 2002

OCT 03, 2004 06:14 AM

Scene 1. Osama hits Uncle Sam
Scene 2. Dubya wants to hit Sadam.
Scene 3. Cousin Tony says hit Osama first.
Scene 4. Dubya, upset he wants to hit Sadam.
Scene 5. Stikes against Osama, Dubya bids his time
Scene 6. Dubya. How do I convince the people to hit Sadam?
Scene 7. Idea. Scare them, divide them - you are with me or against me.
Scene 8. Dubya hits Sadam. Where are the crowds of flower throwing people?
Scene 9. This aint so easy.
Scene 10. This aint so cheap.
Scene 11. US People. Did'nt most of the terrorists come from Saudi Arabia?
Scene 12. US People. Did'nt AQ get lots of money from Saudi Arabia?
Scene 13. USPeople. Why did Dubya attack Sadam?
Scene 14. US People count Iraqi dead. They can't, Dubya did not think there lives worth counting.

[Edited on Oct 03, 2004 8:50AM]

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