Oscar winner Roberto Benigni, whose 1997 film “La vita e’ bella” (Life is Beautiful) won three Academy Awards, has unleashed a humurous jibe at Silvio Berlusconi, saying he had a “wonderful relationship of platonic hatred” with the former premier. “You know, I have always had a wonderful relationship with Berlusconi, a platonic hatred and, as a comic, have feelings of gratitude towards him,” Benigni said at an event in Florence. Benigni was presenting his summer recitations of parts of “The Divine Comedy” in a popular one-man show called “Tutto Dante” (All Dante). He will perform the show in Florence’s Piazza Santa Croce on 12 dates between July 20 and Aug 6.
Oscar winner Benigni ‘hates’ Berlusconi
