With a game, an Italian Jew (Roberto Benigni) shields his son (Giorgio Cantarini) from Nazi horrors in a... (Learn more)
Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano (View All)
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Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano
In this WW II tragicomedy, famed Italian funnyman Roberto Benigni (The Monster) portrays Guido, who moves during the '30s from the country to a Tuscan town, where he is entranced by schoolteacher Dora (Nicoletta Braschi, Benigni's real-life wife). Dora likes Guido, but she remains faithful to her pompous fiancé, so Guido has an uphill struggle. Meanwhile, anti-Semitic attitudes lead to attacks against Guido's Jewish uncle (Giustino Durano). Leaping ahead to five years later, during WW II, Guido and Dora are married and have a son Giosue (Giorgio Cantarini). After they are imprisoned in a concentration camp, Guido goes to elaborate lengths to keep his son from understanding the truth of their situation. He tells the boy that they are competing with others to win an armored tank -- so everything from food shortages to tattoos is explained as necessary for participation in the contest. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
10/23/98
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13
Running Time
122 mins. (V)
Locations
- Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy
Language
- Italian
Box Office Total
$57,598,247
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1998 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Winner of the Grand Jury Prize award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 1998 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Foreign Film award at the 1998 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 1998 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Dramatic Score award at the 1998 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1998 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor - Runner-up award at the 1998 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 1998 French Academy of Cinema [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1998 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 1998 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 1998 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 1998 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Ensemble Acting award at the 1998 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Foreign Film award at the 1998 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
Distributor
- Miramax
- Miramax Films
- Miramax Home Entertainment
