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Release Date:
23 October 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.
Plot:
A Jewish man has a wonderful romance with the help of his humour, but must use that same quality to protect his son in a Nazi death camp. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars.
Another 52 wins
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27 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(31 articles)
'Red Cliff' Just the Latest Film Re-Edited for American Consumption
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Quiz: What roles were nominated for both a Razzie and an Oscar?
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(From CinemaSpy. 26 November 2009, 9:10 PM, PST)
Quiz: What roles were nominated for both a Razzie and an Oscar?
(From Gold Derby. 8 November 2009, 1:48 PM, PST)
User Comments:
The Best Movie I've seen for a long long time
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Roberto Benigni | ... | Guido Orefice |
 | Nicoletta Braschi | ... | Dora |
 | Giorgio Cantarini | ... | Giosué Orefice |
 | Giustino Durano | ... | Eliseo Orefice |
| Sergio Bini Bustric | ... | Ferruccio Papini (as Sergio Bustric) |
| Marisa Paredes | ... | Madre di Dora |
| Horst Buchholz | ... | Doctor Lessing (as Horst Bucholz) |
| Lidia Alfonsi | ... | Guicciardini |
| Giuliana Lojodice | ... | School Principal |
| Amerigo Fontani | ... | Rodolfo |
| Pietro De Silva | ... | Bartolomeo |
| Francesco Guzzo | ... | Vittorino |
| Raffaella Lebboroni | ... | Elena |
| Claudio Alfonsi | ... | Amico Rodolfo |
| Gil Baroni | ... | Prefect |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Life Is Beautiful (UK) (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for holocaust-related thematic elements.
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Runtime:
116 min | USA:118 min (English dubbed version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
Ireland:PG |
South Korea:All |
Brazil:Livre |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Belgium:KT |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Germany:6 (bw) |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Italy:T |
Netherlands:AL |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:7 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:PG |
USA:PG-13
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Revealing mistakes: When Guido is talking to his son in the concentration camp, he mouths his son's lines as the boy speaks them.
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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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Giosué Orefice: [narrating as an adult] This is a simple story... but not an easy one to tell.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan (2004) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Belle nuit (Barcarolle)
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FAQ
A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERSHow much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
What is the answer to Dr. Lessing's final riddle?
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I am surprised about the negative comments that some people made on this web-page. I can see how some people might not experience the same kind of uplift or joy that most of us lived through when seeing the movie. But that some viewers felt insulted and betrayed because the movie did not depict "reality" as it really was or is, is not fair.
I must concur with my fellow proponents of the movie -- it was a great and very satisfying movie. It provided me with something that everyone in one or another shape or form needs -- Hope. The movie showed the cruelty of life and yet managed to shed some light and insight into the beauty of love and life in general.
I urge anyone who has not seen La Vita è bella to go out there and watch it. If we all take with us just little bit of that hope and love that this movie is trying to convey; this world would be a much better place.
Thank you for reading this and I hope you enjoyed or will enjoy the movie as much as I did.