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‘Life Is Beautiful’ Star Roberto Benigni Awarded Venice Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award: ‘I Deserved A Kitten, Not A Lion’

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Roberto Benigni is feeling the love. The acclaimed Italian actor and director was on hand at the kickoff of this year’s Venice Film Festival on Thursday night, accepting the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

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After breathlessly listing off all the directors he has worked with over the years in thanks, Benigni told festival attendees, “I deserved a kitten, a kitten.

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