LA VITA E BELLA (1997)
LA VITA E BELLA (1997)
Type Feature
Approx. Running minutes 113
Release dates 01/11/1999, 01/10/1999, 01/07/1999
Director(s) Roberto Benigni
Cast includes Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano, Giuliana Lojodice, Sergio Bini Bustric, Amerigo Fontani, Pietro De Silva, Francesco Guzzo, Raffaella Lebboroni, Giorgio Cantarini, Marisa Paredes, Horst Buchholz, Claudio Alfonsi, Gil Baroni, Massimo Bianchi, Jürgen Bohn, Verena Buratti, Robert Camero, Ennio Consalvi, Giancarlo Cosentino
Cut All known versions of this work passed uncut.
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
LA VITA E BELLA – LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL is an Italian drama about a Jewish father who tries to shield his young son from reality when they are sent to a Nazi internment camp.
- Theme
The Holocaust theme is present throughout, with references to people being killed and a young Jewish boy asking his father if 'they make buttons and soap out of us and burn us in ovens'. However, the theme is handled sensitively.
- Threat
There is a scene in which a character is confronted by a pile of skeletons in the fog and another in which women are seen sorting through bundles of clothes after their owners have been killed.
There is occasional use of very mild bad language and sex references.
Details
- Title
- LA VITA E BELLA
- Also known as
- LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL,LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (LA VITA E BELLA),LA VITA E BELLA - LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL,LA VITA E BELLA (LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL)
- Year
- 1997
- Formats
- DVD, Cinema
- Distributor(s)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment,Front Row TV Ltd,Buena Vista International UK
- Classified date(s)
- 07/06/2000
- Main language
- Italian
- Other languages
- English
- BBFC reference
- AZF155949
Related work
Feature
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (LA VITA E BELLA) | Video | 111m 26s | Front Row TV Ltd | 07/06/2000 |  PG |
|
| LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL | Video | 113m 15s | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | 25/10/1999 | PG |
|
| LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL | Video | 113m 15s | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | 28/10/1999 | PG |
|
| LA VITA E BELLA - LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL | Video | 111m 22s | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | 28/10/1999 | PG |
|
| LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (LA VITA E BELLA) | Video | 111m 22s | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | 21/10/1999 | PG |
|
| LA VITA E BELLA (LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL) | Film | 116m 25s | Buena Vista International UK | 26/11/1998 | PG |
Trailer
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL | 1m 29s | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | 09/04/1999 |  U |
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