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Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Directed by Roberto Benigni
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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.
Rated PG-13 | Length 116 minutes
Actors
Roberto Benigni | Nicoletta Braschi | Giorgio Cantarini | Giustino Durano | Sergio Bini Bustric | Marisa Paredes | Horst Buchholz | Lidia Alfonsi | Giuliana Lojodice | Amerigo Fontani | Pietro De Silva | Francesco Guzzo | Raffaella Lebboroni | Claudio Alfonsi | Gil Baroni | Massimo Bianchi | Jürgen Bohn | Verena Buratti | Robert Camero | Ennio Consalvi | Giancarlo Cosentino | Aaron Craig | Alfiero Falomi | Daniela Fedke | Antonio Fommei | Stefano Frangipani | Ernst Frowein Holger | Alessandra Grassi | Hannes Hellmann | Wolfgang Hillinger | Margarita Lucia Krauss | Patrizia Lazzarini | Maria Letizia | Concetta Lombardo | Maria Rita Macellari | Carlotta Mangione | Franco Mescolini | Francesca Messinese | Inger Lise Middelthon | Andrea Nardi | Günther Pfanzelter | Cristiana Porchiella | Antonio Prester | Gina Rovere | Laura Susanne Ruedeberg | Massimo Salvianti | Richard Sammel | James Schindler | Andrea Tidona | Dirk K. van den Berg | Giovanna Villa | Omero Antonutti | Adelaide Alaïs | Daniela Fedtke
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/18/2011 | TV | DVD | Library | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
Another blindspot is Roberto Benigni’s Life is Beautiful (1997), which did a good job of sucking me in. Had no interest in viewing this but now I’m very happy I have. Charming and heartbreaking. I don’t get the hate.
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