Life Is Beautiful is a 1997 Italian comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, who co-wrote the film with Vincenzo Cerami. Benigni plays Guido Orefice, a Jewish Italian bookshop owner, who employs his fertile imagination to shield his son from the horrors of internment in a Nazi concentration camp. The film was partially inspired by the book In the End, I Beat Hitler by Rubino Romeo Salmonì and by Benigni's father, who spent two years in a German labour camp during World War II. The film was an overwhelming critical and commercial success. It received widespread acclaim, with critics praising its story, performances, direction and the union of drama and comedy, despite some criticisms of using the subject matter for comedic purposes. The movie grossed over $230 million worldwide, including $57.6 million in the United States, becoming the second highest-grossing foreign language film in the US and one of the highest-grossing non-English language movies of all time.
| Director | Roberto Benigni |
| Produced by | Gianluigi Braschi, Elda Ferri |
| Writer(s) | Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami |
| Starring | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi |
| Music | Nicola Piovani |
| Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli |
| Edited by | Simona Paggi |
| Production, company | Melampo Cinematografica |
| Distributed by | Cecchi Gori Group (Italy), Miramax Films (USA/International) |
| Released | December 20, 1997 (Italy) |
| Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian, German, English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $230.1 million |
| Netflix ID | 1192333 |
About Life Is Beautiful
A Jewish-Italian bookshop owner uses his mix of humor and imagination to protect his son from the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust. Roberto Benigni directed and starred in the film.
Achievement of Life Is Beautiful
The movie was partially inspired by Rubino Romeo Salmonì's book In the End, I Beat Hitler as well as by Benigni's own father who had spent two years in a German labor camp during World War II.
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Latest information about Life Is Beautiful updated on July 28 2021.
