Overview:
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.| Original Title: | La vita è bella |
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| Status: | Released (1997-12-20) |
| Awards: | Won 3 Oscars. 72 wins & 52 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $57,563,264 |
| Screen: | Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni |
| Productions: | Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori - C.E.I.A.D., Melampo Cinematografica |
| Production Countries: | Italy |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Český, Italiano, Deutsch |
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- 4818: Roberto Benigni - Guido
- 9235: Nicoletta Braschi - Dora
- 9236: Giorgio Cantarini - Giosué
- 9237: Giustino Durano - Zio
- 9239: Sergio Bini Bustric - Ferruccio
- 954: Marisa Paredes - Madre di Dora
- 5789: Horst Buchholz - Dottore Lessing
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- 9232: Gianluigi Braschi - Producer - Production
- 4818: Roberto Benigni - Screenplay - Writing
- 4818: Roberto Benigni - Director - Directing
- 9245: Nicola Piovani - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 9233: Elda Ferri - Producer - Production
- 9234: Vincenzo Cerami - Screenplay - Writing
- 9244: Simona Paggi - Editor - Editing
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The first half of the screenplay is better than the second and in particular the weak ending which is very commercial Oscar material. However, there is Benigni, who is an old school visual comedian, and some of his antics are a delight. The period setting details are also well done.
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