La vita è bella = Life is beautiful / 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.

Publication | Not Digitized | Library Call Number: VHS-0414

Overview

Summary: A charming but bumbling 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. Then that life is threatened by World War II.
Variant Title: Life is beautiful
Format: Video
Published: [Calif.] : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1999]
Other Authors/Editors: Benigni, Roberto.
Braschi, Nicoletta, 1960-
Durano, Giustino, 1923-
Bustric, Sergio.
Alfonsi, Lydia.
Cantarini, Giorgio.
Paredes, Marisa, 1946-
Buchholz, Horst, 1933-2003.
Miramax Films.
Cecchi Gori Group (Firm)
Melampo cinematografica.
Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Notes: Formatted to fit TV.

Director of photography, Tonino Delli Colli; film editor, Simona Paggi; music, Nicola Piovani; line producer, Mario Cotone.

Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bustric, Lydia Alfonsi, Giorgio Cantarini, Marisa Paredes, Horst Buchholz.

Rated PG-13.

VHS; hi-fi stereo, Dolby surround.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

In Italian with English subtitles.

1998 Academy Awards: Best actor (Benigni), Best foreign language film, Best dramatic score.

Subjects: Feature films. World War, 1939-1945--Drama. Comedy films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Italian. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings. Drama.

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