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.
Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric, Marisa Paredes
Crew: Gianluigi Braschi (Producer), Roberto Benigni (Screenplay), Roberto Benigni (Director), Nicola Piovani (Original Music Composer), Elda Ferri (Producer), Vincenzo Cerami (Screenplay)
Country: Italy
Language: English, Český, Italiano, Deutsch
Studio: Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori - C.E.I.A.D., Melampo Cinematografica
Runtime: 116 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 20, 1997
IMDb: 2.6
Keywords:dying and death, bookshop, love of one's life, nazi, self sacrifice, loss of loved one, italy, riddle, mass murder, concentration camp, fascism, holocaust (shoah), world war ii, deportation, jew persecution, story teller, riding a bicycle, national socialism, dark comedy, charade, concentration camp prisoner, romantic comedy, reflective, dark, war, nazi germany, admiring
