Life Is Beautiful (1997)

12/20/1997 (IT) • 1h 56m

Comedy, Drama

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

Overview

A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.

Top Billed Cast


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$20,000,000.00

Revenue

$230,098,753.00

Keywords

dying and death

bookshop

love of one's life

nazi

self sacrifice

loss of loved one

italy

riddle

mass murder

concentration camp

fascism

holocaust (shoah)

world war ii

deportation

jew persecution

story teller

riding a bicycle

national socialism

dark comedy

charade

concentration camp prisoner

romcom

dark

war

nazi germany

admiring

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