Life Is Beautiful (DVD, 2011)

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Conjuring keys and hats out of thin air, Guido (Roberto Benigni), a clever Jewish-Italian waiter, successfully courts Dora (Nicoletta Braschi), a beautiful local woman, in Fascist pre-WWII Italy. His life, however, is turned upside down a few years later when he, Dora, and their young son, Giosue (Giorgio Cantarini), are sent to a Nazi concentration camp. Refusing to give up hope, Guido tries to protect his son's innocence by pretending that their imprisonment is just an elaborate game, with the grand prize being a tank.<BR>For years the box-office champ in Italy and the country's most beloved slapstick comic, the Chaplinesque Benigni took a huge risk with LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. Many people worried that the film would be as offensive as plopping a cartoon character in Auschwitz. (A similar work--THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED, a Jerry Lewis film about a comedian in a concentration camp--turned out to be a disaster two decades earlier.) Although LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL did provoke some controversy, many people found the film to be a poignant, tragicomic story that profoundly reaffirmed the humanity of concentration camp victims. The film became the highest grossing foreign language film in the U.S. and established Benigni as an international star.

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ProducerGianluigi Braschi, Elda Ferri
EAN5055201816627
eBay Product ID (ePID)105630654

Product Key Features

ActorNicoletta Braschi, Marisa Paredes, Roberto Benigni, Guistino Durano, Lydia Alfonsi, Sergio Bini Bustric, Giorgio Cantarini, Horst Buchholz
Film/TV TitleLife Is Beautiful
DirectorRoberto Benigni
LanguageItalian
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time122 Mins
Release Year2011
FormatDVD
FeaturesWith Subtitles
GenreDrama, General

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Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureItaly
ComposerNicola Piovani
Production DesignerDanilo Donati
AwardsBest Actor In A Leading Role 1998 - Roberto Benigni, Best Foreign Film 1999 -
ReviewsPremiere - ...[Benigni] puts a serious spin on his comic genius..., Entertainment Weekly - ...[Benigni] succeeds, to an extraordinary degree, in reviving the neo-Technicolor lushness and affectionate screwball rhythms of postwar Hollywood....A delicate romance spiked with antifascist farce..., New York Times - ...Mr. Benigni effectively creates a situation in which comedy is courage. And he draws from this an unpretentious, enormously likable film that plays with history both seriously and mischievously..., Sight and Sound - ...[A] magnificent film....Real emotional strength...
ScreenwriterVincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni
Art DirectorDanilo Donati
Costume DesignerDanilo Donati
Sound sourceDolby Digital
EditorSimona Paggi
Movie/TV TitleLife Is Beautiful
Director of PhotographyTonino Delli Colli

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  • Quirky funny entertainment

    Subtitles throughout, I found the story fantastic. A way of telling the story Of nazi occupation and how a father protects his sons innocence throughout.clever cast and storyline. I recommend it greatly

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  • Great film

    Funny and very moving. This is one of my favourite films and in my opinion one of the best films made.

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  • Beautiful story of love

    Beautiful story of love

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  • Had you laughing and crying in equal measures.

    Brilliant story and acting.

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  • Gr8

    Gr 8 film a wonderful. Present from my wife.

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