Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Fabrizio Bentivoglio in 2011

Fabrizio Bentivoglio (born 4 January 1957) is an Italian cinema and theatre actor and a screenwriter.

Biography

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 Timon of Athens 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.

Filmography

• The Blue-Eyed Bandit (1980)
• Masoch (1980)
• The Lady of the Camellias (1981)
• La festa perduta (1981)
• Vatican Conspiracy (1982)
• Woman of Wonders (1985)
• The Rover (1985, TV)
• Salomè (1986)
• Regina (1987)
• Via Montenapoleone (1987)
• Apartment Zero (1988)
• Rebus (1989)
• Marrakech Express (1989)
• On Tour (1989, also writer)
• The Peaceful Air of the West (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)
• Like Two Crocodiles (1994)
• Ordinary Hero (1995)
• School (1995)
• Slaughter of the Cock (1996)
• The Elective Affinities (1996)
• Sacred Silence (1996)
• Livers Ain't Cheap (1996)
• Le acrobate (1997)
• I cortiitaliani (1997)
• An Eyewitness Account (1997)
• Marianna Ucrìa (1997)
• Of Lost Love (1998)
• Eternity and a Day (1998)
• Notes of Love (1998)
• The Missing (1999)
• The Nanny (1999)
• Típota (Italy, 1999)
• Holy Tongue (2000)
• Teeth (Italy, 2000)
• Magicians (2000)
• Hotel (2001)
• A cavallodellatigre (2002)
• Remember Me, My Love (2003)
• Love Returns (2004)
• The Right Distance (2004)
• Our Land^[1] (2006)
• The Family Friend (2006)
• Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! (2007, also director)
• Happy Family (2010)
• A Second Childhood (2010)
• Easy! (2011)
• Qualunquemente (2011)
• Tutto tutto niente niente (2012)
• Human Capital (2014)
• The Invisible Boy (2014)
• Let's Talk (2015)
• The Last Will Be the Last (2015)
• Forever Young (2016)

Stage

• Timoned'Atene (Italy, 1978) (tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare); production by Carlo Rivolta;
• La tempesta (Italy, 1978) (play in five acts by William Shakespeare); production by Giorgio Strehler;
• Iparentiterribili (Italy, 1979) (by Jean Cocteau); production by Franco Enriquez;
• Prima del silenzio (Italy, 1980) (by Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi); production by Giorgio De Lullo;
• L'avaro (Italy, 1981) (by Molière); production by Mario Scaccia;
• La verastoria (Italy, 1982) (by Luciano Berio and Italo Calvino); production by M. Scaparro, Teatro La Scala in Milan;
• Gliamantideimieiamantisonomieiamanti (Italy, 1982) (by Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi); production by Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi;
• Mettiuna sera a cena (Italy, 1983) (by Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi); production by Giuseppe Patroni-Griffi;
• D'amoresimuore (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 dallaluna (Italy, 1995) (little opera in one act PeppeServillo);
• La tempesta (Italy, 2000) (play in five acts by William Shakespeare); production by Giorgio BarberioCorsetti, Teatro Argentina in Rome;

Awards

• Venice, 11/09/1993 CoppaVolpi for the Best Actor for A Soul Split in Two
• Venice, 11/09/1993 PremioPasinetti for the Actor for A Soul Split in Two
• Grollad'oro 1993 Best Actor for The End Is Known
• Ciakd'oro 1994 Best Actor for A Soul Split in Two
• Montréal World Film Festival 1995 Best Actor for Ordinary Hero
• Venice 1996 PremioPasinetti for the Actor for PianeseNunzio, Fourteen in May
• Ciakd'oro 1997 Best Actor for An Eyewitness Account
• Sacherd'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
• Nastrid'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 Nastrid'argento 2001 Nominated as Best Actor for Holy Tongue

References

1. Presentation of La Terra on Eurochannel website

External links

• Biography