aka: La vita e bella
Italy 1998, 116 minutes
Dir. Roberto Benigni
In Italian with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Comedy, Drama / Romance, War, Prison
Topics: Period 1940s, Satire, Educational Resource.
Feat. Roberto Benigni
Aroview: Winner of both Best Foreign Film and Best Actor Oscars (a first for an actor speaking a foreign tongue) as well as the top prize at Cannes, Roberto Benigni's 'holocaust comedy' is a tour de force that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit.
Extending his Chaplin-esque gift for clowning, he engages in a cheeky romantic serenade against a backdrop of Fascist Italy, then must expend every ounce of his boundless optimism to survive the indignities of life at a concentration camp with his young son.
Average rating
(Exceptional). Showing 1-3 of 10 member reviews.
5 stars (Exceptional) ~normfilmbuff
5 stars (Exceptional) The first movie I've ever burst into tears when the end credits rolled. So beautifully told, a definite MUST SEE. ~Baby
5 stars (Exceptional) Beautiful, touching, laugh-out-loud funny, and emotionally shattering, this is one of cinema's finest. La vita รจ bella! ~Tom H
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