Life Is Beautiful (Italian: La vita è bella, pronounced [la ˈviːta ɛ ˈbɛlla]) is a 1997 Italian period comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, who co-wrote the film with Vincenzo Cerami. Benigni plays Guido Orefice, a Jewish Italian bookshop owner, who employs his imagination to shield his son from the horrors of internment in a Nazi concentration camp. The film was partially inspired by the book In the End, I Beat Hitler by Rubino Romeo Salmonì and by Benigni's ... Life Is Beautiful is one of the most celebrated Italian films of the late twentieth century, directed by and starring Roberto Benigni. Released in 1997, the film combines romance, comedy, and tragedy to create a deeply moving story that continues to resonate across cultures. Its powerful mix of humor and sorrow gave audiences worldwide a fresh perspective on hope in the face of unimaginable adversity. The film tells the story of Guido, a charismatic and optimistic man who falls in love with ... Life Is Beautiful is a 1997 Italian period comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, who co-wrote the film with Vincenzo Cerami. Benigni plays Guido Orefice, a Jewish Italian bookshop owner, who employs his imagination to shield his son from the horrors of internment in a Nazi concentration camp. The film was partially inspired by the book In the End, I Beat Hitler by Rubino Romeo Salmonì and by Benigni's father, who spent two years in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp ...
