La vie est belle

1930s Italy, sun-drenched piazzas, accordion music. A carefree Jewish bookseller woos a schoolteacher, they marry, have a son, and are deported to a concentration camp. Roberto Benigni's fable is a poignant blend of comedy and tragedy.

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Roberto Benigni directed La vie est belle in 1997. See Roberto Benigni's full filmography, where to start with Roberto Benigni, or where to go after you've seen everything by Roberto Benigni.

La vie est belle was released in 1997 (IT original-language production), with a runtime of 116 minutes.