Movie Details
Original Title
La vita è bella
Original Language
IT
Budget
$20,000,000
Revenue
$230,098,753
Status
Released
Popularity
6.7
Key Crew
Producer
Gianluigi Braschi, Elda Ferri
Screenplay
Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami
Director
Roberto Benigni
Editor
Simona Paggi
Executive Producer
Mario Cotone
Keywords
dying and death
bookshop
love of one's life
nazi
self sacrifice
loss of loved one
italy
riddle
mass murder
concentration camp
fascism
holocaust (shoah)
world war ii
deportation
jew persecution
story teller
riding a bicycle
national socialism
dark comedy
charade
Reviews from TMDB
The first half of the screenplay is better than the second and in particular the weak ending which is very commercial Oscar material. However, there is Benigni, who is an old school visual comedian, and some of his antics are a delight. The period setting details are also well done.