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• Also known as La vita é bella, Roberto Benigni wrote, directed, and starred in this Italian film. It is set in 1939 and is a comedy and drama.YahooMovies: Life Is Beautiful

• Fast Facts

  1. Release Date: October 23, 1998YahooMovies: Life Is Beautiful
  2. Director: Roberto BenigniTheNewYorkTimes: Life Is Beautiful
  3. Screenwriter: Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo CeramiTheNewYorkTimes: Life Is Beautiful
  4. Producer: Gianluigi BraschiTheNewYorkTimes: Life Is Beautiful
  5. Distributor: Miramax FilmsYahooMovies: Life Is Beautiful
  6. MPAA Rating: PG-13 for Holocaust elementsYahooMovies: Life Is Beautiful
  7. Run time: 2 hrs. 2 min.YahooMovies: Life Is Beautiful
  8. Won 3 OscarsIMBd.com: Vita é bella, La
  9. Awards: 52 other wins, 27 nominationsIMBd.com: Vita é bella, La
  10. Languages: Italian, English, GermanIMBd.com: Vita é bella, La
  11. Country: ItalyTheNewYorkTimes: Life Is Beautiful

• Plot Summary

  Benigni plays Guido, an Italian Jew who wins the love of Dora. They have a son, Giosue, and raise him as World War II progresses. The family is taken to a concentration camp, where Guido uses comedy and imagination to pretend that the concentration camp is just a game to play along with in order to protect Giosue from the reality of the Holocaust.YahooMovies: Life Is Beautiful

• Cast

  • Roberto Benigni: Guido Orefice
  • Nicoletta Braschi: Dora Orefice
  • Giorgio Cantarini: Giosue Orefice

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  Italy | Roberto Benigni | Holocaust | World War II | Movies | Foreign Language Films | 1990s Films

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