Guido is a young Italian Jew who arrives in Arezzo, falls in love with Dora, and eventually marries her and runs a bookstore with her. After being imprisoned with his son, he disguises the camp's horrors as a game, protecting Giosué through courage and imagination until he is executed.
Corrupt Roman centurion obsessed with conquering the Gaulish village.
A man living a mundane life who suddenly becomes a national celebrity. He enjoys the fame, gets a promotion, and dates models, but eventually breaks down when the paparazzi abandon him for someone else.
Flamboyant and talkative Italian taxi driver in the Rome vignette. He picks up a priest and drives through the city at night, engaging in lively philosophical and theological discussions about life, Jesus, and human nature.
An escaped little devil expelled from a possessed woman during an exorcism. She refuses to return to Hell, relentlessly follows Father Maurice, causes various mishaps including disrupting Mass, and is eventually lured away by another demonic agent.
A part-time department-store mannequin handler who hopes to learn Chinese and obtain an assistant manager position. He is suspected of a series of rape-murders because of his odd behavior, but he is ultimately shown not to be the killer. He lives in an apartment despite owing months of rent and money to others.
Pinocchio is the living puppet created by Geppetto from a magical log. He repeatedly disobeys his father, lies, loses his money, and falls into danger, including imprisonment, transformation into a donkey, and being swallowed by a giant shark. Through hardship and moral growth, he earns the Blue Fairy's reward and becomes a real boy.
Attilio de Giovanni is a comic, passionate poetry professor and divorced father of two teenage girls. Hopelessly in love with Vittoria, his coworker and former wife, he travels to Iraq disguised as a Red Cross surgeon after she is wounded, using improvised treatments and medical supplies to help keep her alive.
Dante is a bus driver in Cesena whose remarkable resemblance to mobster Johnny Stecchino draws him into Maria's plot. Mistaken for Johnny in Palermo, he is shot at, questioned by police, and jeered at by an opera crowd, while misunderstanding the danger as trouble over a stolen banana. His kindness toward Maria and friendship with Lillo shape his actions.
A teacher and Mario’s best friend who travels back in time. Driven by a desire to save his sister Gabriella from a tragic future relationship, he convinces Mario to journey to Spain and stop Christopher Columbus from setting sail. He courts Astriaha and later confesses his true motive to Mario.
Newly released from a mental hospital, Ivo Salvini is the narrative center of the story. He is infatuated with Aldina and associates her blond beauty with the moon, while his investigation with Gonnella exposes the bizarre conspiracies and public madness surrounding them.
A poor but impeccably dressed con artist who specializes in dining and dashing from Roman restaurants without paying. Imprisoned with the protagonists, he becomes a core member of their wandering food-seeking caravan.
Roberto Benigni has 103 screen credits in a career dating back to 1977. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Asterix with 1 titles. Signature works include Life Is Beautiful, Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar, To Rome with Love. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 6 universes
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