Life is beautiful [videorecording] / Cecchi Gori Group ; Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori presentano ; una produzione Melampo Cinematografica ; Roberto Benigni presenta ; soggetto e sceneggiatura di Vincenzo Cerami e Roberto Benigni ; prodotto da Elda Ferri e Gianluigi Braschi ; regia di Roberto Benigni.
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.
- Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Miramax Films ; [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.
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- Subject:
- Jews > Italy > Drama.
Concentration camps > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Italy > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Drama.
Love > Drama. - Genre:
- Fiction films.
Feature films.
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Available copies
- 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 7 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | DVD Fiction Lif (Text) | 30308101081561 | Adult Video | Available | - |
