Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Rating: 8.4/10
Duration: 116 min
Director(s): Roberto Benigni,
Description:
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.
Cast
- Roberto Benigni as Guido
- Nicoletta Braschi as Dora
- Giorgio Cantarini as Giosué
- Giustino Durano as Zio
- Sergio Bini Bustric as Ferruccio
- Marisa Paredes as Dora's Mother
- Horst Buchholz as Doctor Lessing
- Lidia Alfonsi as Mrs. Guicciardini
- Giuliana Lojodice as School Principal
- Amerigo Fontani as Rodolfo
- Pietro De Silva as Bartolomeo
- Francesco Guzzo as Vittorino
- Raffaella Lebboroni as Elena
- Claudio Alfonsi as Rodolfo's Friend
- Gil Baroni as Prefect