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Life Is Beautiful
Summary: 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.
Runtime: 1 h 56 min
MPAA: PG
Movie budget: $ 20,000,000
Domestic: $ 57,563,264
International: $ 172,535,749
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1930s1940sactor director producer writeranvilarrezo italyautomobilebicycleblockbusterbookstorecakecharacter's point of view camera shotcharadeschild's point of viewchildhood innocenceclaim in titleco written by directorcollaboration with nazisconcentration campcontroversydeath of protagonistdirected by stardouble talkends with freeze framefamily relationshipsfascismfascistfather son relationshipgreen horsehappinesshathistorical dramaholocausthotelhusband wife relationshipinnocenceintentional mistranslationitalian fascismitalyjewjewishjewish familykinglibrarianlifting a male into the airlifting someone into the airmake believemale protagonistnazinazi concentration campnazi occupationnazi occupied italynazi retaliationno brakesoffscreen killingoptimismpogrompoodlepretenderpretensionracialracial slurregimeresistancerestaurantreunited with parentriddlerise of fascismsacrificeschoolteachersecrecyserendipitysssubjective cameratanktearjerker romancetimeframe 1930stimeframe 1940stitle spoken by charactertragicomedytraintuscanywaiterworld war twowriter director produceryear 1939
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