Life Is Beautiful(1998)

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Synopsis

In 1939, Guido, an Italian Jew, falls in love with Dora, who isn't Jewish. He woos her away from the Fascist official she has been dating, and they get married. Their son Giosue grows up among growing anti-Semitism. As the war progresses, Guido and Giosue are arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Dora goes too, determined not to separate the family. In the midst of the horrors of the camp, Guido protects his son by pretending that survival in the concentration camp is an elaborate game with which Giosue must play along or be sent home.
In 1939, Guido, an Italian Jew, falls in love with Dora, who isn't Jewish. He woos her away from the Fascist official she has been dating, and they get married. Their son Giosue grows up among growing anti-Semitism. As the war progresses, …
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In Theaters

  • October 23, 1998

MPAA Rating

PG-13 (for holocaust-related thematic elements)

Genres

Foreign, War, Comedy, Drama

Run Time

2 hours 2 minutes

Distributors

Miramax Films

Box Office

$57,598,248

Directors

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