Life Is Beautiful

La vita è bella (1997)

Timing: 1:56 (116 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1997-12-20

Country

Italy

Production

Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori - C.E.I.A.D., Melampo Cinematografica

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Budget

$20 000 000

Revenue

$230 098 753

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Director

Roberto Benigni

Actors

Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric, Marisa Paredes, Horst Buchholz, Lidia Alfonsi, Giuliana Lojodice, Amerigo Fontani
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Scenario

Producer

Gianluigi Braschi, Elda Ferri, Mario Cotone

Operator

Tonino Delli Colli

Composer

Nicola Piovani

Artist

Audition

Shaila Rubin

Editing

Simona Paggi
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• The plot of the film is based on the biography of Rubino Romeo Salmoni – an Italian Jew, a prisoner of Auschwitz. The film's screenplay was inspired by Salmoni’s book “I Defeated Hitler” (“Alla fine ho sconfitto Hitler”), in which he describes his time in the death camp. Salmoni died in July 2011.
• Some of the film's shooting took place in Arezzo, the director's hometown.
• Roberto Benigni stars in this film with his real wife, Nicoletta Braschi, who played Dora.
• According to the director, the film's title comes from Lev Trotsky's "Testament," which contains the words: "Life is beautiful. Let future generations cleanse it of evil, oppression, and violence, and enjoy it fully."
• The plot of the film is based on the biography of Rubino Romeo Salmoni – an Italian Jew, a prisoner of Auschwitz. The film's screenplay was created based on Salmoni’s book “I Defeated Hitler” (“Alla fine ho sconfitto Hitler”), in which he describes his time in the death camp. Salmoni died in July 2011.
• According to the director, the film's title comes from the “Testament” of Leon Trotsky, which contains the words: “Life is beautiful. Let future generations cleanse it of evil, oppression, and violence, and enjoy it fully.”