Life Is Beautiful (1997)
- In 1930s Italy, a carefree Jewish book keeper named Guido starts a fairy tale life by courting and marrying a lovely woman from a nearby city. Guido and his wife have a son and live happily together until the occupation of Italy by German forces. In an attempt to hold his family together and help his son survive the horrors of a Jewish Concentration Camp, Guido imagines that the Holocaust is a game and that the grand prize for winning is a tank.
Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini
Director: Roberto Benigni
Writers: Vincenzo Cerami (story), Roberto Benigni (story)
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance | War
Filming Locations: Ronciglione, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy
Release Date: 12 February 1999 (UK)
Language: Italian | German | English
Country: Italy
