Rent Life Is Beautiful (1997)
4.0 of 5 from 328 ratings
1h 51min
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- Synopsis:
- Guido - a charming but bumbling waiter who's gifted with a colourful imagination and an irresistible sense of humour - has won the heart of the woman he loves and created a beautiful life for his young family. But then that life is threatened by World War II... and Guido must rely on those very same strengths to save his beloved wife and son from an unthinkable fate!
- Actors:
- Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric, Marisa Paredes, Horst Buchholz, Lidia Alfonsi, Giuliana Lojodice, Amerigo Fontani, Pietro De Silva, Francesco Guzzo, Raffaella Lebboroni, Claudio Alfonsi, Gil Baroni, Massimo Bianchi, Jürgen Bohn, Verena Buratti, Robert Camerio, Ennio Consalvi
- Directors:
- Roberto Benigni
- Producers:
- Elda Ferri, Gianluigi Braschi
- Narrated By:
- Omero Antonutti
- Writers:
- Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni
- Others:
- Roberto Benigni, Nicola Piovani, Simona Paggi
- Aka:
- La Vita e Bella
- Studio:
- Buena Vista
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Cinema Paradiso's Euro 24 Film Festival, Ireland At the Oscars, Oscar Nominations Competition 2024, Oscars: Winners & Losers, Top 10 Cycling Films
- Countries:
- Italy
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/04/2012
- Run Time:
- 116 minutes
- Languages:
- Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Introduction by Martin Scorsese
- Revisiting of Life is Beautiful - 15 Years After
- The Making of Life Is Beautiful
- B Roll
- Trailer
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Reviews (3) of Life Is Beautiful
Rent this film! - Life Is Beautiful review by CP Customer
I nearly sent this film back without watching it, but I'm glad I didn't. It is everything it says in the blurb: unique, funny and heartwrending. The constant laughing and joking of the main character somehow makes the atrocities of the Nazi regime even more appalling. Very, very moving and definite 'must-see'.
5 out of 5 members found this review helpful.
Bittersweet - Life Is Beautiful review by CP Customer
Roberto Begnini gives an exquisite performance as the jester who tries to make his son laugh to mask the horror of WW2. A simple story, beautifully framed and heartbreakingly overlaying the worst and best of humanity.
4 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
The photography is beautiful - Life Is Beautiful review by JD
It seems to be a hallmark of French and Italian films that the photography is often gorgeous. The plot and direction are however so bubbly as to be moderately offensive. Probably best watched when you're in a very light-hearted and juvenile mood not as a Friday night film.
3 out of 9 members found this review helpful.