The Monster (1996)

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Oscar Anti-Climax: The Meteoric ...
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"This is the first in what will be a series of posts examining the artistic life cycles of Oscar winners who failed to find continued mainstream success after taking home the statuette. If you have suggestions for stars or filmmakers that you’d like to see profiled, let us know in the comments. Roberto Benigni swang from general obscurity in the United States to media darling following his Academy Award for Life Is Beautiful. But what’s happened to him since? He was only the second filmmaker since Sir Laurence Olivier to direct himself in an Oscar-winning performance. That’s a long way to go for someone who had only been seen here in Blake Edwards’ terrible Son of the Pink Panther and as a sex-obsessed cabbie in Jim Jarmusch’s Night on Earth. While we love the underdog success story, we also love the fall from grace, and we’re in search of the crater that Benigni must have left somewhere. Benigni " [More]

Almost too funny
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"All you have to do is look at Roberto Benigni and he'll make you laugh. In this film, although some of it is a bit over the edge comedy-wise, he is at his comedic best. His facial expressions convey his emotions, while his agility accentuates his perfect timing. He is a master of the art of comedy and the scene with the cigarette in his pants is the highlight of the movie. Who else could talk to a TV remote control and pretend it is a cell phone without turning the audience away.Brilliant film of the comedy nature. " [More]

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