LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
synopsis
When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
| international title: | Life Is Beautiful |
| original title: | La vita è bella |
| country: | Italy |
| year: | 1997 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Roberto Benigni |
| film run: | 116' |
| release date: | IT 20/12/1997, FR 05/1998, GR 09/09/1998, BE 14/10/1998, CH 16/10/1998, DE 12/11/1998, AT 13/11/1998, RS 17/11/1998, NL 03/12/1998, FI 18/12/1998, NO 24/12/1998, RO 1998, SI 14/01/1999, PT 22/01/1999, SE 22/01/1999, IS 23/01/1999, UK 12/02/1999, DK 19/02/1999, ES 26/02/1999, TR 26/02/1999, PL 12/03/1999, CZ 01/04/1999, SK 01/04/1999, HU 08/04/1999, EE 18/06/1999, RU 16/07/1999 |
| screenplay: | Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni |
| cast: | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini, Horst Buchholz, Lidia Alfonsi, Giuliana Lojodice, Pietro De Silva, Francesco Guzzo, Raffaella Lebboroni, Claudio Alfonsi, Gil Baroni |
| cinematography by: | Tonino Delli Colli |
| film editing: | Simona Paggi |
| art director: | Danilo Donati |
| costumes designer: | Danilo Donati |
| music: | Nicola Piovani |
| producer: | Gianluigi Braschi, Elda Ferri |
| line producer: | Mario Cotone |
