In an essay in the New York Times , Edward Rothstein refers to the enchantment of fascism being undone by other spells, some recalling the innocence of childhood--and, indeed, Benigni's routines are sometimes childishly liberating, conjuring up Fo, Harpo Marx, and Danny Kaye in his double-talk mode.
Rothstein wrote an essay for the New York Times about chilhood in America.