Carmelo Bene

Carmelo Bene

Acting
42 Movies

Born

September 3, 1937

Died

March 16, 2002

Place of Birth

Campi Salentina, Lecce, Italia

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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 no…

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Filmography