Life Is Beautiful (La Vita E Bella)

Starring

Writers

Director

Roberto Benigni

Producers

Release

1997

Time

116 minutes

Rating

Synopsis

Guido is a charming, bumbling Jewish waiter whose colorful imagination and playful spirit help him to woo a beautiful schoolteacher. The couple marries and has a young son, but before long their idyllic world is threatened by Nazi soldiers who force the family into a concentration camp. Guido must now use his imagination again.

Awards

1998 Cannes Film Festival

Nominated

Palme d'Or

Awards

1998 Toronto International Film Festival

Winner

People's Choice Award

Awards

1999 Academy Awards

Winner

Best Music - Original Dramatic Score
Best Actor - Leading Role
Best Film - Foreign Language

Nominated

Best Editing

Awards

1999 Golden Globes

Nominated

Best Director

Featured Clips

Life Is Beautiful - Inspector Guido

Life is Beautiful - Official Trailer (HD)

Life Is Beautiful - A Princess Appears

Life Is Beautiful - No Spiders Or Visigoths

Life Is Beautiful - Surprise Announcement

Life Is Beautiful - Ask and Receive

Life Is Beautiful - All I Need Is A Signature

Life Is Beautiful - Take Me Away

Life Is Beautiful - The Kitchen is Open

Now Playing: Life Is Beautiful - Inspector Guido

Starring: Nicoletta Braschi, Roberto Benigni

Determined to win Dora's affection, a disguised Guido arrives at school and delivers an unusual presentation. In this scene: Dora (Nicoletta Braschi), Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni)