Life Is Beautiful (1997)
12/20/1997 (IT) • 1h 56m
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
Guido
Giosué
Ferruccio
Dora's Mother
Doctor Lessing
Mrs. Guicciardini
School Principal
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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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