Life Is Beautiful
Original title: La vita è bella
“An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.”
1997 · 1 h 56 min
Directed by 
Roberto Benigni
Roberto BenigniCast
Roberto Benigni 
Nicoletta Braschi Giorgio Cantarini Giustino Durano Sergio Bini Bustric 
Marisa Paredes
Credits
Written by: Vincenzo Cerami
Plot
A Jewish Italian father uses his imagination to shield his young son from the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp, by making it a game.
Sinekatalog’s take
A moving, controversial and Oscar-winning tragicomedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.6 / 10 (825,350 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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