Life is beautiful in Arezzo
Arezzo and its Piazza Grande, the center of the city, were the set in 1997 of some of the scenes of the film by Roberto Benigni, "Life is beautiful".
Walking through the streets of the historic city, some posters allow emotion to relive the scenes of the film that won three Oscar nominations receiving 7 Academy Awards. The Tuscan director Roberto Benigni was in fact named the best actor and the film also received the award for best foreign film and for best soundtrack to Nicola Piovani.
Turned between November 1996 and April 1997 and came out in Italian cinemas, in 1997 and a year after "Life is Beautiful" was shown in American cinemas. The success of Tuscan Benigni was immediate.
On 10 January 1999 the Pope John Paul II sees the film privately with the director, still incredulous and excited, during a private screening.
Triumphantly welcomed the grand jury prize at Cannes, received other international awards, about 40, including 5 silver ribbons and the prestigious César.
The director and author of the screenplay moves and brings smiles to millions of viewers by involving them in the history of the late '30s, in a gripping story, witness the world war, racial laws and the threat of anti-Semitism which does not allow However obscure the values of love, life and family.
And 'the history of Italy from the war era that has as its main character, Guido, a young jew owns a small bookshop in the city, desperately in love with Dora, a young teacher of the village who marries after six years of courtship and small eccentric Joshua 5 years old, their son.
The war comes and distroy their lives with the first deportations within the Nazi concentration camps. The family is separated: Guido and Joshua are removed from Dora that, although not Jewish, says the opposite just to stay close to them.
Although life at camp is really hard, Guido decides to tell his son his version of truth, that the fable, the game of endurance that only the strong will overcome. The game that will lead to the victory of a real tank.
The setting for the difficult and tragic drama told still leave room for the classic moments of irresistible humor of the director, as the hilarious translations from German into English of the orders given by the Nazi guard so as not to frighten the child.
Little Joshua manages to survive the tragedy of war and embrace his mother only because of sympathy, love and the efforts of his father. The message is loud and gets straight to the hearts of viewers around the world: fantasy, love, courage, intelligence and above all the game enable men to overcome the greatest adversity.
Life is beautiful.
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano
Drama. Screenplay written by Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami.
Italy, 1997
Arezzo and its Piazza Grande, the center of the city, were the set in 1997 of some of the scenes of the film by Roberto Benigni, "Life is beautiful".
Walking through the streets of the historic city, some posters allow emotion to relive the scenes of the film that won three Oscar nominations receiving 7 Academy Awards. The Tuscan director Roberto Benigni was in fact named the best actor and the film also received the award for best foreign film and for best soundtrack to Nicola Piovani.
Turned between November 1996 and April 1997 and came out in Italian cinemas, in 1997 and a year after "Life is Beautiful" was shown in American cinemas. The success of Tuscan Benigni was immediate.
On 10 January 1999 the Pope John Paul II sees the film privately with the director, still incredulous and excited, during a private screening.
Triumphantly welcomed the grand jury prize at Cannes, received other international awards, about 40, including 5 silver ribbons and the prestigious César.
The director and author of the screenplay moves and brings smiles to millions of viewers by involving them in the history of the late '30s, in a gripping story, witness the world war, racial laws and the threat of anti-Semitism which does not allow However obscure the values of love, life and family.
And 'the history of Italy from the war era that has as its main character, Guido, a young jew owns a small bookshop in the city, desperately in love with Dora, a young teacher of the village who marries after six years of courtship and small eccentric Joshua 5 years old, their son.
The war comes and distroy their lives with the first deportations within the Nazi concentration camps. The family is separated: Guido and Joshua are removed from Dora that, although not Jewish, says the opposite just to stay close to them.
Although life at camp is really hard, Guido decides to tell his son his version of truth, that the fable, the game of endurance that only the strong will overcome. The game that will lead to the victory of a real tank.
The setting for the difficult and tragic drama told still leave room for the classic moments of irresistible humor of the director, as the hilarious translations from German into English of the orders given by the Nazi guard so as not to frighten the child.
Little Joshua manages to survive the tragedy of war and embrace his mother only because of sympathy, love and the efforts of his father. The message is loud and gets straight to the hearts of viewers around the world: fantasy, love, courage, intelligence and above all the game enable men to overcome the greatest adversity.
Life is beautiful.
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano
Drama. Screenplay written by Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami.
Italy, 1997