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Life Is Beautiful
(1997)
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Cast
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| Roberto Benigni | ... |
Guido
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| Nicoletta Braschi | ... | ||
| Giorgio Cantarini | ... |
Joshua
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Giustino Durano | ... |
Uncle Eliseo
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Sergio Bini Bustric | ... |
Ferruccio
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Dora's Mother
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| Horst Buchholz | ... |
Doctor Lessing
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Giuliana Lojodice | ... | |
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Amerigo Fontani | ... | |
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Pietro De Silva | ... | |
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Francesco Guzzo | ... | |
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Raffaella Lebboroni | ... | |
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Claudio Alfonsi | ... |
Rodolfo's Friend
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Gil Baroni | ... | |
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Massimo Bianchi | ... |
Man with Key
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
In 1930s Italy, a carefree Jewish book keeper named Guido starts a fairy tale life by courting and marrying a lovely woman from a nearby city. Guido and his wife have a son and live happily together until the occupation of Italy by German forces. In an attempt to hold his family together and help his son survive the horrors of a Jewish Concentration Camp, Guido imagines that the Holocaust is a game and that the grand prize for winning is a tank. Written by Anthony Hughes <husnock31@hotmail.com>
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An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for holocaust-related thematic elements | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
ItalyRelease Date:
12 February 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Life Is Beautiful See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£87,818 (UK) (12 February 1999)Gross:
$57,598,247 (USA) (1 October 1999)Company Credits
Production Co:
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Melampo Cinematografica, Cecchi Gori Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
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Dolby DigitalColor:
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1.85 : 1
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Giosué Orefice: [narrating as an adult] This is a simple story... but not an easy one to tell.
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(1831)
Written by Giuseppe Gabetti (as G. Gabetti)
Ed. Casa Musicale Pucci - Portici (Na)
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Trivia
Roberto Benigni's Oscar for best actor marked only the second time that an actor had directed himself in an Academy Award winning performance. The other was Laurence Olivier for Hamlet. See more »Goofs
When Dora kisses Guido under the table, her head is tilted to the right then is tilted to the left in the next shot. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Giosué Orefice: [narrating as an adult] This is a simple story... but not an easy one to tell.
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Soundtracks
"Marcia Reale"(1831)
Written by Giuseppe Gabetti (as G. Gabetti)
Ed. Casa Musicale Pucci - Portici (Na)
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I typically don't care much for sub-titled movies. Foreign films to me are slow and about nothing. So I naturally went to see Life is Beautiful with a chip on my shoulder. I wanted to hate it. I wanted it to be just another movie that Hollywood was praising to show that they were an intelligent bunch of people. Oh boy was I in for the surprise of my life. Not only is this film good, I honestly believe that it was the second best film of 98, next to Saving Private Ryan. The mere fact that Shakespeare in Love won best picture over not only Ryan but over this, is a joke. It's actually funny.
Benigni did everything in this film. He wrote, produced, directed and probably swept the floors at night. There is that much raw energy in this film. There really is. For someone to have that kind of vision is truly incredible. And not only is the film a terrific cinematic experience because of the importance and seriousness of the subject matter, but it is one of the funnier films I've ever seen. When Roberto is translating the German soldiers insructions to his son so that he isn't scared, it is at that moment that you realize you are under his spell. He's got you and no matter how much sceptisism you may have about the film you know you're witnessing a classic in every sense of the word.
I loved this film. Loved everything about it and I am so glad that I got to see it and cheer Benigni at the Oscars. He certainly deserved his best actor award and he should have gotten more.