La vita è bella

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 vita è bella 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 vita è bella was released in 1997 (IT original-language production), with a runtime of 116 minutes.