Italy,
1997, 116 min
Directed by:
Roberto BenigniCinematography:
Tonino Delli ColliComposer:
Nicola PiovaniCast:
Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Marisa Paredes, Horst Buchholz, Verena Buratti, Gina Rovere, Andrea Tidona (more)VOD (3)
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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. (Miramax Films)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1999 - Roberto Benigni (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1999 - Roberto Benigni (Best Foreign Language Film)
- 1999 - Nicola Piovani (Best Original Dramatic Score)
- 1999 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1999 - Roberto Benigni (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1999 - Roberto Benigni (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1999 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1999 - Roberto Benigni (Best Leading Actor)
- 1999 - Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1999 - Best Film not in the English Language
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 1999 - Best Foreign Independent - Foreign Language
European Film Awards
- 1998 - Roberto Benigni (Best Film)
- 1998 - Roberto Benigni (Best Actor)
César Awards
- 1999 - Best Foreign Film
Goya Awards
- 2000 - Roberto Benigni (Best European Feature)
German Film Awards
- 1999 - Elda Ferri, Gianluigi Braschi (Best Foreign Film)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2000 - Roberto Benigni (Best Non-American Film)
Amanda Awards
- 1999 - Roberto Benigni (Best Foreign Language Film)
Critics Choice Awards
- 1999 - Best Foreign Language Film
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1998 - Best Foreign Language Film
Cannes Film Festival
- 1998 - Roberto Benigni (Grand Prize)
- 1998 - Roberto Benigni (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Toronto International Film Festival
- 1998 - Roberto Benigni (People's Choice Award)
Warsaw International Film Festival
- 1998 - Roberto Benigni (Audience Award - Feature)
Montreal World Film Festival
- 1998 - Roberto Benigni (Public Award for the Most Popular Film of the Festival)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 1998 - Roberto Benigni (The Norwegian Critics Award)