Life Is Beautiful (La Vita E Bella)
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Release
- 1997
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Synopsis
Guido is a charming, bumbling Jewish waiter whose colorful imagination and playful spirit help him to woo a beautiful schoolteacher. The couple marries and has a young son, but before long their idyllic world is threatened by Nazi soldiers who force the family into a concentration camp. Guido must now use his imagination again.
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Awards
1998 Cannes Film Festival
Winner
- Grand Prize of the Jury
Nominated
- Best Director
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1998 Toronto International Film Festival
Winner
- People's Choice Award
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1999 Academy Awards
Winner
- Best Music - Original Dramatic Score
- Best Actor - Leading Role
- Best Film - Foreign Language
Nominated
- Best Editing
Awards
1999 Golden Globes
Nominated
- Best Director
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