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Vita è bella, La (1997)

cover Directed by
Roberto Benigni

Writing credits
Vincenzo Cerami and
Roberto Benigni

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Genre: Comedy / Romance / Drama / War (more)

Tagline: An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.

Plot Outline: A Jewish man has a wonderful romance with the help of his humour, but must use that same quality to protect his son in a Nazi death camp. (more)

User Comments: Theory of Relativity (more)

User Rating: *********_ 8.4/10 (36,011 votes) Vote Here top 250: #72

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roberto Benigni .... Guido Orefice
Nicoletta Braschi .... Dora
Giustino Durano .... Eliseo Orefice
Lidia Alfonsi .... Guicciardini
Sergio Bini Bustric .... Ferruccio Papini (as Sergio Bustric)
Giuliana Lojodice .... School principal
Amerigo Fontani .... Rodolfo
Pietro De Silva .... Bartolomeo
Francesco Guzzo .... Vittorino
Raffaella Lebboroni .... Elena
Giorgio Cantarini .... Giosué Orefice
Marisa Paredes .... Madre di Dora
Horst Buchholz .... Dr. Lessing (as Horst Bucholz)
Claudio Alfonsi .... Amico Rodolfo
Gil Baroni .... Prefect
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Also Known As:
Life Is Beautiful (USA)
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for holocaust-related thematic elements.
Runtime: 116 min
Country: Italy
Language: Italian / German / English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Certification: Argentina:13 / Australia:M / Belgium:KT / Brazil:12 / Chile:TE / Finland:K-12 / France:U / Germany:6 (bw) / Hong Kong:IIA / Italy:T / Netherlands:AL / New Zealand:M / Peru:14 / Portugal:M/12 / Singapore:PG / Spain:T / Sweden:11 / Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) / Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) / UK:PG / USA:PG-13

Trivia: Roberto Benigni's Oscar for best actor marked only the second time that an actor had directed himself in an Academy Award winning performance. The other was Laurence Olivier for Hamlet (1948) (more)

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Theory of Relativity, 16 May 2000
Author: harry-76 from Cleveland, Ohio

What an interesting exercise, reading the wildly varied comments and rections to "La Vita e bella." From all spectrums of the response scale, the film provokes some deep emotions, pro and con. It reminds me that pretty much all things are relative, and that we do indeed create our own experience of the world. The work or subject remains the same; the human perceptions fluctuate. What may appear to be absolutes, when considered from different perspectives, may turn out to be relatives as well. It's all part of the wonderful, intriguing mystery, and we can revel in its uniqueness. We can also celebrate the gift of diversity, which makes life constantly stimulating.

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