Umberto Eco

Writer, Actor, Producer

Birthdate: Jan 5, 1932

Birthplace: Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy

Died: Feb 19, 2016

He is a professor of semiotics, the study of communication through signs and symbols, at the University of Bologna. Also a philiosopher, a historian, literary critic, and an aesthetician. He is an avid book collector and owns more than 30,000 volumes. The subjects of his scholarly investigations range from St. Thomas Aquinas, to James Joyce, to Superman. He lives in Milan.

Known For

The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose

(1986)

The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose

(2019)

A grande richiesta
A grande richiesta

(1981)

Tempo libero
Tempo libero

(1964)

Umberto Eco Movies

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Previous (10)

  • 2023 |
    All Men Become Brothers
  • 2022 |
    Umberto Eco: A Library of the World
  • 2016 |

    La Notte

    asUn invitato alla festa
  • 2013 |
    The Neorealism: We Were Not Just Bicycles Thieves
  • 2011 |
    Quiproquo
  • 2010 |
    Life Is Bearable at Times...
  • 2010 |
    Se hai una montagna di neve, tienila all'ombra
  • 2006 |
    Cocktail Dionigi
  • 2006 |
    Dove la bellezza non si annoia mai
  • 1986 |
    The Name of the Rose