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Life Is Beautiful (VHS, 1999, English Subtitled Release)
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Conjuring keys and hats out of thin air, Guido (Roberto Benigni), a clever Jewish-Italian waiter, successfully courts Dora (Nicoletta Braschi), a beautiful local woman, in Fascist pre-WWII Italy. His life, however, is turned upside down a few years later when he, Dora, and their young son, Giosué (Giorgio Cantarini), are sent to a Nazi concentration camp. Refusing to give up hope, Guido tries to protect his son's innocence by pretending that their imprisonment is just an elaborate game, with the grand prize being a tank. For years the box-office champ in Italy and the country's most beloved slapstick comic, the Chaplinesque Benigni took a huge risk with LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. Many people worried that the film would be as offensive as plopping a cartoon character in Auschwitz. (A similar work--THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED, a Jerry Lewis film about a comedian in a concentration camp--turned out to be a disaster two decades earlier.) Although LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL did provoke some controversy, many people found the film to be a poignant, tragicomic story that profoundly reaffirmed the humanity of concentration camp victims. The film became the highest grossing foreign language film in the U.S. and established Benigni as an international star.Product Identifiers
UPC0786936091540
eBay Product ID (ePID)3277270
Product Key Features
GenreDrama
DirectorRoberto Benigni
EditionEnglish Subtitled Release
Movie/TV TitleLife Is Beautiful
RatingPG-13
Leading RoleNicoletta Braschi, Roberto Benigni
Signal StandardNTSC
Additional Product Features
FormatVhs
Display FormatEnglish Subtitled Release
Release Date19991109
Film CountryItaly
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- Dec 22, 2020
using bravery & humor to deal with hardship
I got lots of hard laughs from this film. It was neat to learn that his wife in the film is his wife in real-life. The guy is hilarious in how he woos the girl, but he didn't lose his humor even in the face of unspeakable hardship. I will watch it again, and I sent a copy to my dear sister, I liked it so much. Sure wakes the brain up rather nicely : )Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
