Alessandro Benvenuti (born 31 January 1950) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. He was co-founder, together with

Francesco Nuti Francesco Nuti (17 May 1955 – 12 June 2023) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Prato, Nuti began his professional career as an actor in the late 1970s, when he formed the cabaret group ''Giancattivi'' tog ...

and

Athina Cenci Athina Cenci (; born 13 March 1946) is a Greek-born Italian former actress, stand-up comedian and politician. Life and career Born in Kos, Greece, Cenci was co-founder and member, together with Francesco Nuti and Alessandro Benvenuti, of th ...

, of the comedy ensemble "GianCattivi" with whom he achieved his first successes on stage and on television. He made his film debut in '' West of Paperino'', for which he won the 1982

Nastro d'Argento The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...

for

Best New Director ''Best New Director'' was an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle from its first inception in 1989 until discontinuing in 1996. There was no award in 1993. 1980s 1989 *Kenneth Branagh – ''Henry V'' **Runners-up: Steve Kloves – '' ...

, therefore he started a critically appreciated career as director, screenwriter and actor of a set of original, offbeat comedies. In 1995 he won a second Nastro d'Argento for the script of the film '' Belle al Bar''. In 1996, he received three

Globi d'oro The Globo d'oro (internationally known as Italian Golden Globe) is an Italian annual film award. It was founded in 1959 by the Foreign Press Association in Italy. The Globo d'oro Awards for Italian cinema are given by the Foreign Press. The fi ...

nominations for his

comedy drama film Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together.

'' Ivo the Genius'' in the categories best film, best actor and best director.

Filmography

As director

*'' West of Paperino'' (1981) *''

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night "It was a dark and stormy night" is an often-mocked and parodied phrase considered to represent "the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style of fiction writing", also known as purple prose. Origin The status of the sentence as an ...

'' (1985) *''

Welcome to Home Gori ''Welcome to Home Gori'' () is a 1990 comedy-drama film directed by Alessandro Benvenuti. It is based on a comedy play with the same name by Ugo Chiti and the same Benvenuti. For her performance Ilaria Occhini was awarded with a Nastro d'Argent ...

'' (1990) *'' The Party's Over'' (1991) *'' Cain vs. Cain'' (1993) *'' Belle al Bar'' (1994) *'' Ivo the Genius'' (1995) *''

Return to Home Gori ''Return to Home Gori'' () is a 1996 comedy film directed by Alessandro Benvenuti. It is the sequel of ''Welcome to Home Gori''. Plot After 5 years from the fateful day of Christmas at ''Welcome to Home Gori'', the scenery changes during a robber ...

'' (1996) *''

My Dearest Friends ''My Dearest Friends'' () is a 1998 Italian thriller-comedy film directed by Alessandro Benvenuti. Cast *Alessandro Benvenuti as Alessio * Athina Cenci as Martha * Eva Robin's as Loretta * Alessandro Gassmann as Rossano * Gianmarco Tognazzi as T ...

'' (1998) *''

Do You Mind If I Kiss Mommy? ''Do You Mind If I Kiss Mommy?'' () is a 2003 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Benvenuti. Cast *Alessandro Benvenuti as Sandro * Natasha Stefanenko as Lena *Arnoldo Foà as Renato * Marina Massironi as Lorenza *Annalisa Favetti as Loria ...

'' (2003)

As actor

* '' West of Paperino'' (1981) * ''

'' (1985) * '' Fatto su misura'' (1985) * ''

Il ragazzo del Pony Express ''Il ragazzo del Pony Express'' is a 1986 Italian comedy film. It marked the directorial debut of Franco Amurri. Plot summary Milan, Italy mid-1980s. After graduating with honors, Agostino (nicknamed "Ago") is seeking employment. After escaping ...

'' (1986) * ''

Soldati - 365 all'alba ''Soldati - 365 all'alba'' (i.e. "Soldiers 365 Days Before Discharge") is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Marco Risi. The film, which deals with the military service seen as a traumatic experience, marked the switch of Risi from low-wattage c ...

'' (1987) * '' Professione vacanze'' (1987) TV * ''

Compagni di scuola ''Compagni di scuola'' is a 1988 Italian comedy-drama film directed by and starring Carlo Verdone. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Federica is a 35 years old a kept ...

'' (1988) * ''

'' (1990) * '' The Party's Over'' (1991) * '' Cain vs. Cain'' (1993) * '' Belle al Bar'' (1994) * '' Sentimental Maniacs'' (1994) * '' Ivo the Genius'' (1995) * ''

'' (1996) * '' Albergo Roma'' (1996) * ''

'' (1998) * '' Un colpo al cuore'' (2000) TV * '' The Fugitive'' (2003) * ''

'' (2003) * ''

13 at a Table ''13 at a Table'' (, also known as ''Tredici a tavola'') is a 2004 Italian comedy film written and directed by Enrico Oldoini. It was entered into the main competition at the 2005 Tokyo International Film Festival. Cast *Giancarlo Giannini ...

'' (2004) * '' Caterina and her daughters'' (2005-2010) TV * '' Concorso di colpa'' (2005) * '' Mogli a pezzi'' (2008) TV * ''

Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio ''Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio'' () is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. The film is meant to be a tribute to Mario Monicelli's classic comedy '' My Friends'' (1975) and its two sequels, and it is set in 15th-century ...

'' (2011) * '' Un fantastico via vai'' (2013) * '' I delitti del BarLume'' (2014) TV

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benvenuti, Alessandro 1950 births Living people Italian male film actors Italian film directors Italian screenwriters People from the Metropolitan City of Florence Male actors from Tuscany Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners Italian male screenwriters