Life Is Beautiful
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Life Is Beautiful

6.9 / 10 1979 1h 41mNR Italian
ThrillerDramaCrime

Storyline

Antonio is a retired aviator in an unnamed country ruled by a military junta which violently suppresses any free thought. He falls in love with a member of the resistance against the dictatorship. He is arrested but escapes with his love. The code word among the resisters is: ‘Life is Beautiful’.

Cast & Crew

Giancarlo Giannini

Giancarlo Giannini

Antonio Murillo

Lead
Ornella Muti

Ornella Muti

Maria

Otar Koberidze

Otar Koberidze

Alvarado

Regimantas Adomaitis

Regimantas Adomaitis

Perez

Juozas Budraitis

Juozas Budraitis

Gomes

Enzo Fiermonte

Enzo Fiermonte

Zhozo

Stefano Madia

Stefano Madia

Pako

Yevgeni Lebedev

Yevgeni Lebedev

Rostao

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Grigoriy Chukhray's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Life Is Beautiful is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker