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Life is beautiful

La vita è bella (parallel title)

Benigni, Roberto (film producer,, screenwriter,, actor.). Ferri, Elda (film producer.). Braschi, Gianluigi (film producer.). Cerami, Vincenzo 1940-2013 (screenwriter.). Braschi, Nicoletta 1960- (actor.). Durano, Giustino 1923- (actor.). Bustric, Sergio (actor.). Alfonsi, Lydia (actor.). Cantarini, Giorgio (actor.). Paredes, Marisa 1946- (actor.). Buchholz, Horst 1933-2003 (actor.). Piovani, Nicola (composer (expression)). Cecchi Gori Group (Firm), (production company.). Melampo cinematografica. (production company.). Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.). Roberto Benigni (Guido), Nicoletta Braschi (Dora), Giustino Durano (Zio), Sergio Bustric (Ferruccio), Lydia Alfonsi (Guiccairdini), Giorgio Cantarini (Giosué), Horst Buchholz (Dottor Lessing), Marisa Paredes (Madre di Dora). (Cast).

Summary: During World War II an Italian Jewish man uses his vivid imagination to convince his son they're playing a game at a concentration camp in order to keep his son's spirits up.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Miramax Films ; Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, [2011?]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Features: making of featurette, Academy Award TV commercials. Special features: Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Making life beautiful [featurette] (24 min.); TV spots (6 min.); Film recommendations [text feature]. Series title on some packaging: Miramax award-winning collection.
Formatted Contents Note:	Program start -- "Good morning, princess!" -- "We're in the city!" -- Great escape -- New waiter -- "Schopenhauer willpower" -- "When I suddenly appear" -- "A light meal" -- "The superior race" -- "Turn around" -- Stealing the princess -- Signs from heaven -- Jewish horse -- Wedding announcement -- Two become three -- Grandma -- Birthday party -- "Where are we going?" -- First prize -- Learning the rules -- First day -- Showers -- Doctor -- "Buttons & soap" -- "For life" -- "The journey that had to be" -- End credits
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Fotografia [director of photography], Tonino Delli Colli ; montaggio [editor], Simona Paggi ; musica di Nicola Piovani ; scenografia costumi arredamento, Danilo Donati.
Participant or Performer Note:	Roberto Benigni (Guido), Nicoletta Braschi (Dora), Giustino Durano (Zio), Sergio Bustric (Ferruccio), Lydia Alfonsi (Guiccairdini), Giorgio Cantarini (Giosué), Horst Buchholz (Dottor Lessing), Marisa Paredes (Madre di Dora).
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC; Region 1 ; Dolby Digital stereo; widescreen presentation in original theatrical aspect ratio 1.85:1; dual layer.
Language Note:	In Italian or dubbed English with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned in English.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 1998: Best Actor in a Leading Role: Roberto Benigni; Best Foreign Language Film: Italy; Best Music, Original Dramatic Score: Nicola Piovani.