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Life Is Beautiful

1997 film by Roberto Benigni
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Summary

Life Is Beautiful is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,670 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: David di Donatello for Best Film[3], Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[4], César Award for Best Foreign Film[5], Academy Award for Best Actor[6], Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[7], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score[8], European Film Award for Best Film[9], European Film Award for Best Actor[10]
  • Director: Roberto Benigni[11]
  • Screenwriter: Roberto Benigni[12], Vincenzo Cerami[13]
  • Composer: Nicola Piovani[14]
  • Genre: comedy film[15], drama film[16]
  • Cast member: Roberto Benigni[17], Nicoletta Braschi[18], Giorgio Cantarini[19], Giustino Durano[20], Horst Buchholz[21], Amerigo Fontani[22], Sergio Bustric[23], Lydia Alfonsi[24], Pietro De Silva[25], Marisa Paredes[26], Giuliana Lojodice[27], Gina Rovere[28], Omero Antonutti[29], Verena Buratti[30]
  • Producer: Gianluigi Braschi[31], Elda Ferri[32]
  • Depicts: cattle wagon[33], Holocaust train transport[34]
  • Production company: Melampo Cinematografica[35], Cecchi Gori Group[36], Miramax[37]
  • Director of photography: Tonino Delli Colli[38]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Italian[39], English[40], German[41]
  • Commons category: La vita è bella[42]
  • Soundtrack release: Life Is Beautiful[43]
  • Distribution format: digital download[44], video on demand[45]
  • Review score: 7.6/10[46], 81%[47], 58/100[48], 8.6/10[49]
  • Color: color[50]
  • Country of origin: Italy[51]
  • Publication date: December 20, 1997[52], October 23, 1998[53], May 1998[54], January 22, 1999[55], November 12, 1998[56]
  • Characters: Guido Orefice[57], Dora Orefice[58], Giosuè Orefice[59], Eliseo Orefice[60], Doctor Lessing[61], Dora's mother[62], Ferrucio Papini[63], Victor Emmanuel III of Italy[64]
  • Distributed by: Miramax[65], iTunes[66], Disney+[67]
  • Narrative location: Arezzo[68]

Why It Matters

Life Is Beautiful has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

FAQs

What awards did Life Is Beautiful receive?

Honors received include David di Donatello for Best Film[3], Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[4], César Award for Best Foreign Film[5], and Academy Award for Best Actor[6].

Related Entities

50/50 film Horst Buchholz Italy Marisa Paredes Miramax Roberto Benigni Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [12] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [22] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [23] ↑ . Life is Beautiful. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [24] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [25] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [26] ↑ . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [27] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [28] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [30] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [31] ↑ . sinemalar.com. Retrieved . sinemalar.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [6] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [7] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [8] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [9] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [10] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . Box Office Mojo. wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  62. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  63. [65] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  64. [66] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  65. [67] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  66. [68] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [69] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [70] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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