Life Is Beautiful (1997) |
Genres: Comedy, Drama, War |
Taglines: An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all. |
Director: Roberto Benigni |
Writers: Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni |
Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, ... |
In 1930s Italy, a carefree Jewish book keeper named Guido starts a fairy tale life by courting and marrying a lovely woman from a nearby city. Guido and his wife have a son and live happily together until the occupation of Italy by German forces. In an attempt to hold his family together and help his son survive the horrors of a Jewish Concentration Camp, Guido imagines that the Holocaust is a game and that the grand prize for winning is a tank. |
Release Dates: |
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Italy | 20 Dec 1997 |
France | (Cannes Film Festival) |
Canada | 03 Sep 1998 (Montréal Film Festival) |
Greece | 09 Sep 1998 (Athens Film Festival) |
Canada | 12 Sep 1998 (Toronto International Film Festival) |
Belgium | 14 Oct 1998 |
Switzerland | 16 Oct 1998 (German speaking region) |
France | 21 Oct 1998 |
USA | 22 Oct 1998 (AFI Film Festival) |
USA | 23 Oct 1998 (limited) |
Canada | 06 Nov 1998 |
Greece | 06 Nov 1998 |
Germany | 12 Nov 1998 |
Austria | 13 Nov 1998 |
Serbia | 17 Nov 1998 (Belgrade) |
Netherlands | 03 Dec 1998 |
Finland | 18 Dec 1998 |
Norway | 24 Dec 1998 |
Australia | 26 Dec 1998 |
Slovenia | 14 Jan 1999 |
Portugal | 22 Jan 1999 |
Sweden | 22 Jan 1999 |
Iceland | 23 Jan 1999 (Reykjavik Film Festival) |
Brazil | 05 Feb 1999 |
UK | 12 Feb 1999 |
USA | 12 Feb 1999 |
Argentina | 18 Feb 1999 |
Denmark | 19 Feb 1999 |
Spain | 26 Feb 1999 |
Turkey | 26 Feb 1999 |
Hong Kong | 04 Mar 1999 |
Colombia | 05 Mar 1999 |
New Zealand | 05 Mar 1999 |
South Korea | 06 Mar 1999 |
Iceland | 12 Mar 1999 |
Poland | 12 Mar 1999 |
Thailand | 12 Mar 1999 |
Czech Republic | 01 Apr 1999 |
Malaysia | 01 Apr 1999 |
Slovakia | 01 Apr 1999 |
Hungary | 08 Apr 1999 |
Japan | 17 Apr 1999 |
Estonia | 18 Jun 1999 |
Russia | 16 Jul 1999 |
USA | 06 Aug 1999 (limited) (dubbed version) |
Taiwan | 12 Nov 1999 |
France | 26 Oct 2002 (Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt: MJC Audun) |
Also Known As: |
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(original title) | La vita è bella |
Argentina | La vida es bella |
Australia | Life Is Beautiful |
Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) | Животът е прекрасен |
Brazil | A Vida é Bela |
Canada (French title) | La vie est belle |
Czech Republic | Zivot je krásný |
Germany | Das Leben ist schön |
Denmark | Livet er smukt |
Spain | La vida es bella |
Finland | Kaunis elämä |
France | La vie est belle |
Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) | I zoi einai oraia |
Greece | Η Ζωή Είναι Ωραία |
Croatia | Život je lijep |
Hungary | Az élet szép |
Japan (English title) | Life is Beautiful |
Mexico | La vida es bella |
Norway | Livet er herlig |
Peru | La vida es bella |
Poland | Zycie jest piekne |
Poland | Zycie jest piekne |
Portugal | A Vida É Bela |
Romania | Viata e frumoasa |
Serbia | Život je lep |
Russia | Жизнь прекрасна |
Sweden | Livet är underbart |
Slovenia | Zivljenje je lepo |
Slovakia | Zivot je krásny |
Turkey (Turkish title) | Hayat Güzeldir |
USA | Life Is Beautiful |
World-wide (English title) | Life Is Beautiful |
Lithuania | Gyvenimas yra grazus |
Canada (English title) | Life Is Beautiful |
South Korea (alternative transliteration) | Insaengeun areumdawo |
Ukraine | Життя прекрасне |
Spain (Catalan title) | La vida és bella |