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Life is beautiful [videorecording] / Miramax Films ; Cecchi Gori Group ; Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori presentano una produzione Melampo Cinematografica ; soggetto e sceneggiatura di Vincenzo Cerami e Roberto Benigni ; prodotto da Elda Ferri e Gianluigi Braschi ; regia di Roberto Benigni.

La vita è bella (other title)
Alfonsi, Lydia. (Added Author). Benigni, Roberto. (screenwriter, director, actor). Braschi, Gianluigi. (producer). Braschi, Nicoletta, 1960- (actor). Buchholz, Horst, 1933-2003 (Added Author). Bustric, Sergio. (Added Author). Cantarini, Giorgio. (Added Author). Cecchi Gori, Mario. (Added Author). Cecchi Gori, Vittorio. (Added Author). Cerami, Vincenzo, 1940-2013 (screenwriter). Delli Colli, Tonino. (Added Author). Durano, Giustino, 1923- (Added Author). Ferri, Elda. (producer). Lojodice, Giuliana. (Added Author). Paredes, Marisa, 1946- (Added Author). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Cecchi Gori Group (Firm) (Added Author). Melampo cinematografica. (Added Author). Miramax Films. (Added Author). Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bustric, Lydia Alfonsi, Giuliana Lojodice, Amerigo Fontani, Pietro De Silva, Francesco Guzzo, Raffaella Lebboroni, Giorgio Cantarini, Marisa Paredes, Horst Bucholz. (Cast).

Summary:

In 1930s Italy a bumbling Jewish waiter who's gifted with a colorful imagination and an irresistible sense of humor has won the heart of the woman he loves and has created a beautiful life for his young family. But that life is threatened by World War II.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780788816208
  • ISBN: 0788816209
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [New York?] : Miramax Home Entertainment ; [2002?]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Dual-layer format"--Container.
"Widescreen (1.85:1)"--Container.
Originally produced in Italy in 1997 as a motion picture.
Recorded in Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound stereo.
Series from container.
Special features: Making life beautiful featurette, Academy Award TV commercials, theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Photography, Tonino Delli Colli ; editing, Simona Paggi ; music, Nicola Pavani.
Participant or Performer Note:
Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bustric, Lydia Alfonsi, Giuliana Lojodice, Amerigo Fontani, Pietro De Silva, Francesco Guzzo, Raffaella Lebboroni, Giorgio Cantarini, Marisa Paredes, Horst Bucholz.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA: PG-13 for Holocaust-related thematic elements.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
In Italian with English subtitles; includes English language track.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards for Best Actor (Benigni), Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Dramatic Score.

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