Berlinguer, I Love You Berlinguer, I Love You Berlinguer ti voglio bene (internationally released as Berlinguer, I Love You) is a 1977 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. It is the debut film of both Bertolucci and Roberto Benigni. It is based on the stage play "Cioni Mario di Gaspare fu Giulia", that the same Bertolucci wrote and directed in 1975 and in which Benigni played the character of Mario Cioni, a character he later resumed in the variety television "Onda libera". The title quotes Cioni's declaration of love for Enrico Berlinguer, then leader of the Italian Communist Party. Mario is
I Love You, Apple, I Love You, Orange half of production. After six months, it became increasingly difficult to physically maneuver and handle the ham for animating purposes due to its awful smell. The film has received praise from critics. David Schmader of "The Stranger" called the movie, "a slow, scary, and surprising romance, anchored by a tough, vanity-free performance by Lori Anne Smithey." And critic Sean Kilpatrick lauded it in "Hobart", calling the film, "a little poem." "I Love You, Apple, I Love You, Orange" won the Bullet Award at the 2013 Columbia Gorge International Film Festival. I Love You, Apple, I Love You, Orange I Love