Personal Info
Carmelo Bene
Acting
Biography
The filmmaking career of Carmelo Bene (1937 - 2002) lasted from 1968 to 1973, six years out of a lengthy time spent in the theater that made Bene one of the most celebrated figures of the Italian avant-garde in the second half of the 20th century.
Bene first made a name for himself with a controversial production of Camus’ Caligula in Rome in 1959. Subsequent productions retained this sense of notoriety, and Bene (like Pasolini) quickly acquired a police record. Bene, however, would come to bemoan the controversy his work created, because it attracted an audience looking for shocks and titill…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
La parte maledetta. Viaggio ai confini del teatro - Carmelo Bene
as Himself (archive footage)
È severamente vietata la sosta in palcoscenico ai non autorizzati. Un documentario di meno su Carmelo Bene
as Himself (archive footage)
BENE! Vita di Carmelo, la macchina attoriale
Tracce di Bene
as Self
Necro not(to b)e
as Sé stesso
Lorenzaccio, al di là di de Musset e Benedetto Varchi
Otello o la deficienza della donna
Pinocchio, ovvero lo spettacolo della Provvidenza
as Pinocchio / Geppetto / Mastro Ciliegia / Grillo Parlante / Mangiafuoco / Volpe / Lucignolo
Voce dei Canti
In-vulnerabilità d'Achille (tra Sciro e Ilio)