Life is Beautiful (1997)

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Life is Beautiful

ORIGINAL TITLE

La vita è bella

YEAR

1997

RUNNING TIME

117 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Roberto Benigni

SCREENWRITER

Roberto Benigni & Vicenzo Cerami

COMPOSER

Nicola Piovani

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Tonino Delli Colli

CAST

Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Marisa Paredes, Giustino Durano, Horst Buchholz

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Miramax International / Mario & Vittorio Cecchi Gori / Melampo Cinematografica

AWARDS

1998: 3 Academy Awards: Best Actor (Benigni), Movie habla no inglesa, OST. 7 Nominations
1998: BAFTA Awards: Best Actor (Roberto Benigni). 3 Nominations
1998: Cannes Film Festival: Jury Special Prize. 2 Nominations
1998: Cesar Awards: Best Foreign Language Picture
1997: David di Donatello Awards: 8 awards, including Best Film, Director. 12 nominations
1998: Goya Awards: Best European Movie
1998: Montreal Film Festival: Audience Award
1998: National Board of Review: Special Award (Roberto Benigni)
1998: Toronto Film Festival: Audience Award - Best Movie, Award to Roberto Benigni

GENRE

Comedy. Drama | Comedy-Drama. Nazism. Holocaust. II World War. The 30s. The 40s

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

An inspired, award-winning story about the power of love and the human spirit, Life Is Beautiful has been called a modern masterpiece! Guido - a charming but bumbling waiter who's gifted with a colourful imagination and an irresistible sense of humour - has won the heart of the woman he loves and created a beautiful life for his young family. But then, that life is threatened by World War IIand Guido must rely on those very same strengths to save his beloved wife and son from an unthinkable fate... Honoured with an overwhelming level of critical acclaim, this truly exceptional, utterly unique motion picture will lift your spirits and capture your heart.

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8.5

(127,365 votes)

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