Life Is Beautiful (1997)
An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.
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.
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $230.1M
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Roberto Benigni
Guido
Norah O'Donnell
Self - Anchor
Nicoletta Braschi
Dora
Giorgio Cantarini
Giosué
Giustino Durano
Zio
Amerigo Fontani
Rodolfo
Sergio Bini Bustric
Ferruccio
Lidia Alfonsi
Signora Guicciardini
Horst Buchholz
Dottore Lessing
Giuliana Lojodice
Direttrice Didattica
Pietro De Silva
Bartolomeo
Marisa Paredes
Madre di Dora
Keywords
World war iiLoss of loved oneRomantic comedyDying and deathSelf sacrificeRiddleItalyRiding a bicycleMass murderNaziDark comedyLove of one's lifeJew persecutionDeportationConcentration campHolocaust (shoah)FascismBookshopNational socialismCharadeStory tellerConcentration camp prisonerWarTragicomedyDarkOscar nominatedHolocaustNazi germany
