Life Is Beautiful (1997)

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

Storyline

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. 

Director: 

Roberto Benigni

Writers: 

Vincenzo Cerami (story), Roberto Benigni(story)

Stars:

 Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi and Giorgio Cantarin

 

 

Details

Country:

 Italy

Language:

 Italian | German | English

Release Date:

 23 October 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

 La vida es bella

Filming Locations:

 Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy