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
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