Movie Trailer for Life is Beautiful (1997) (La Vita è bella) starring Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Lidia Alfonsi, Sergio Bini Bustric, Giuliana Lojodice, Amerigo Fontani directed by Roberto Benigni Movie Review

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Trailer for Life is Beautiful

It's the late 1930s and Guido (Roberto Benigni), an easy going Jew, arrives in the Tuscan town of Arezzo, where he dreams of opening a book store. Too finance his dream he gains temporary work as a waiter at a local hotel. Whilst working towards his dream, he meets Dora (Nicoletta Braschi), a local school teacher who is engaged to a local Fascist official. This doesn't stop him from wooing her with his romantic gestures and humour. Finally winning her affections, they get married and have a son called Giosué (Giorgio Cantarini). Several years on, and the family are sent to a German-run Concentration Camp where Dora is separated from Guido and their son. Too try and make the harsh surroundings more bearable, Guido convinces his son that they are part of a huge game, where you win points for behaving and doing as you are told, with the winner getting a tank. ... Read Review


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