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Life Is Beautiful (1997)
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An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.
Overview
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
Top Billed Cast
Roberto Benigni
Guido
Nicoletta Braschi
Dora
Giorgio Cantarini
Giosué
Giustino Durano
Zio
Sergio Bini Bustric
Ferruccio
Marisa Paredes
Dora's Mother
Horst Buchholz
Doctor Lessing
Lidia Alfonsi
Mrs. Guicciardini
Giuliana Lojodice
School Principal
The first half of the screenplay is better than the second and in particular the weak ending which is very commercial Oscar material. However, there is Benigni, who is an old school visual comedian, and some of his antics are a delight. The period setting details are also well done.
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Status Released
Original LanguageItalian
Budget$20,000,000.00
Revenue $230,098,753.00
keywords
- dying and death
- bookshop
- love of one's life
- nazi
- self sacrifice
- loss of loved one
- italy
- riddle
- mass murder
- concentration camp
- fascism
- holocaust (shoah)
- world war ii
- deportation
- jew persecution
- story teller
- riding a bicycle
- national socialism
- dark comedy
- charade
- concentration camp prisoner
- romcom
- reflective
- dark
- war
- nazi germany
- admiring