Umberto Eco
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Umberto Eco OMRI (Italian: [umˈbɛrto ˈɛːko]; 5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian novelist, literary critic, philosopher, semiotician, and university professor. He is best known internationally for his 1980 novel Il nome della rosa (The Name of the Rose), a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies, and literary theory. He later wrote other novels, including Il pendolo di Foucault (Foucault's Pen...
Known For
Filmography
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Umberto Eco: A Library of the World
2023
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
All Men Become Brothers
2023
Andate a lavorare
2022
as Se stesso
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Why Are We Creative?
2018
as Self
Walt Disney e l'Italia - Una storia d'amore
2014
La Maison de la Radio
2013
as Self
We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism
2013
as Self
Behind the Doors of Umberto Eco
2012
as Himself
Quiproquo
2011
Life Is Bearable at Times...
2010
Se hai una montagna di neve, tienila all'ombra
2010
A Beautiful Vacation
2006
as Self
Sabine Christiansen
1998
as Self
Lo + plus
1995
as Self
La rosa dei nomi
1987
as Self
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
1986
as Self
Babau
1976
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
La Notte
1961
as Man at the Party (uncredited)