''Seeking Asylum'' ( it, Chiedo asilo) is a 1979 Italian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Marco Ferreri
Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of t ...
. It was entered into the
30th Berlin International Film Festival
The 30th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18–29 February 1980. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film ''Heartland'' directed by Richard Pearce and West German film '' Palermo oder Wolfsburg'' directed by Werne ...
where it won the
Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.
Plot
Benigni plays Roberto, a kindergarten teacher who uses unusual teaching methods to form special bonds with his students.
Cast
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Roberto Benigni
Roberto Remigio Benigni (; born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing and starring in the Holocaust comedy-drama film ''Life Is Beautiful'' (1997), f ...
as Roberto
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Francesca De Sapio
Francesca De Sapio (16 August 1945) is an Italian actress and acting coach, best-known as the young Carmela Corleone in ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974).
The daughter of an architect, she was born in Rome. After her father's work took him to th ...
as Chiara
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Dominique Laffin as Isabella
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Luca Levi as Luca
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Girolamo Marzano as Mario
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Carlo Monni
Carlo Monni (23 October 1943 – 19 May 2013) was an Italian film, television and stage actor.
Born in Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Monni started his artistic activity in early seventies, as an actor in the Tuscan vernacular comic theater. Afte ...
as Paolo
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Chiara Moretti
Chiara Moretti (8 August 1955 – 16 May 2023) was an Italian actress.
Biography
Born in Siena, Moretti started her acting career in the second half of the 1970s, appearing alongside Roberto Benigni in a series of projects, including the films ...
as Irma
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Roberto Amaro as Robertino
References
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1979 films
1979 comedy films
1970s Italian-language films
Italian comedy films
Films set in Emilia-Romagna
Films set in Sardinia
Films directed by Marco Ferreri
Films with screenplays by Gérard Brach
Films scored by Philippe Sarde
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize winners
1970s Italian films
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