Life Is Beautiful

1997, Comedy/Drama, 2h 2m

87 Reviews 100,000+ Ratings

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Benigni's earnest charm, when not overstepping its bounds into the unnecessarily treacly, offers the possibility of hope in the face of unflinching horror. Read critic reviews

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A gentle Jewish-Italian waiter, Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni), meets Dora (Nicoletta Braschi), a pretty schoolteacher, and wins her over with his charm and humor. Eventually they marry and have a son, Giosue (Giorgio Cantarini). Their happiness is abruptly halted, however, when Guido and Giosue are separated from Dora and taken to a concentration camp. Determined to shelter his son from the horrors of his surroundings, Guido convinces Giosue that their time in the camp is merely a game.

Cast & Crew

Roberto Benigni
Guido Orefice
Nicoletta Braschi
Dora
Giorgio Cantarini
Giosué Orefice
Giustino Durano
Eliseo Orefice
Sergio Bini Bustric
Ferruccio Papini
Marisa Paredes
Madre di Dora
Amerigo Fontani
Rodolfo
Horst Bucholz
Doctor Lessing
Lydia Alfonsi
Guicciardini
Giuliana Lojodice
School principal
Pietro De Silva
Bartolomeo
Francesco Guzzo
Vittorino
Raffaella Lebboroni
Elena
Claudio Alfonsi
Amico Rodolfo
Gil Baroni
Prefect
Massimo Bianchi
Man with key
Jurgen Bohn
German orderly at party
Verena Buratti
German auxilliary
Robert Camero
German executioner
Ennio Consalvi
General Graziosi
Roberto Benigni
Director
Vincenzo Cerami
Writer
Roberto Benigni
Writer
Gianluigi Braschi
Producer
Elda Ferri
Producer
Nicola Piovani
Original Music
Tonino Delli Colli
Cinematographer
Simona Paggi
Film Editor
Shaila Rubin
Casting
Danilo Donati
Production Design
Danilo Donati
Art Direction
Luigi Urbani
Set Decoration
Danilo Donati
Costume Designer
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