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Directed by Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful (1997) is an Academy Award winning Italian drama set during World War II. Winner of three Oscars, including Best Actor, the film follows a Jewish father who uses imagination and humor to protect his young son from the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp. Blending tragedy with human resilience, it remains one of the most emotionally impactful films about love and survival under extreme oppression. Från IMDB: When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp. Detta är en importfilm. De har oftast inte svensk text
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Life Is Beautiful (1997)
116 min
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.