
About
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.
Cast

Roberto Benigni
Guido Orefice

Nicoletta Braschi
Dora

Giorgio Cantarini
Giosué Orefice

Giustino Durano
Eliseo Orefice

Amerigo Fontani
Rodolfo

Sergio Bini Bustric
Ferruccio

Lidia Alfonsi
Signora Guicciardini

Horst Buchholz
Dottore Lessing

Pietro De Silva
Bartolomeo
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Lists
#21 on IMDb top 250 IMDb
Awards
Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
Oscar for Best Music, Original Dramatic Score Nicola Piovani
Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role Roberto Benigni
Oscar nomination for Best Film Editing Simona Paggi