La Vita è Bella
By
Roberto BenigniDuration
116 MIN
Language
Italian, German, English
Subtitles
French
Country
Italy
Year
1997
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Synopsis
1939, Arezzo. Where the clownish Guido arrives in the town of Arezzo. Dreaming of opening a bookshop, he finds temporary work as a waiter and begins to woo blushing schoolteacher Dora who’s engaged to the local Fascist official.
The two lovers marry and have an adorable child Giosué, but then several years later the family are deported to a German-run concentration camp. There the father pretends to his son that the brutal conditions and screaming guards are part of an elaborate and bizarre game where points are awarded for good behaviour and first prize is a tank.
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Direction
Roberto Benigni
Screenplay
Vincenzo Cerami
Producer
Gianluigi Braschi
Elda Ferri
John M. Davis
Cast
Roberto Benigni
Giorgio Cantarini
Original Title
La Vita è Bella
French Title
La vie est belle
English Title
Life Is Beautiful