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Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

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Life Is Beautiful

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Featured in

    • "Siskel & Ebert" Godzilla/Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas/Bulworth/The Horse Whisperer (TV Episode 1998)

      A clip is shown during Ebert's report on the 51st Cannes Film Festival.
    • "Siskel & Ebert" Pleasantville/The Alarmist/The Lion King II: Simba's Pride/Apt Pupil/Life is Beautiful (TV Episode 1998)

      Reviewed.
    • "Siskel & Ebert" The Best Films of 1998 (TV Episode 1999)

      Roger Ebert's #9 pick.
    • "Siskel & Ebert" Message in a Bottle/My Favorite Martian/Children of Heaven/Blast from the Past/God Said, 'Ha!' (TV Episode 1999)

      Clips are shown in the segment on the Oscar nominations.
    • The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV Special 1999)

Referenced in

    • "Siskel & Ebert" Living Out Loud/Unmade Beds/American History X/John Carpenter's Vampires/The Celebration (TV Episode 1998)

      A still is shown for the "Now In Theaters" bumper. Two thumbs up.
    • "Saturday Night Live" Brendan Fraser/Busta Rhymes featuring The Roots (TV Episode 1999)

      Title referenced by Colin's Friend Larry Smith during Weekend Update.
    • "Saturday Night Live" Bill Murray/Lucinda Williams (TV Episode 1999)

      Title mentioned during Bill Murray's Oscar picks on Weekend Update
    • "Siskel & Ebert" True Crime/Ravenous/The King and I/Forces of Nature/The Harmonists (TV Episode 1999)

      Referenced during the "The Harmonists" review.
    • "Casseta & Planeta Urgente" Episode dated 23 March 1999 (TV Episode 1999)

      referenced when a character says "Life is beautiful"

References

    • The Great Dictator (1940)

      Guido's prisoner number is the same as Hinkel's army serial number
    • Rome, Open City (1945)

      Scene in which the main actress runs after truck.
    • Bicycle Thieves (1948)

    • Singin' in the Rain (1952)

      When Guido says goodbye to Dora after their first "date", he dances away in the rain using the pillow as an umbrella.
    • 8½ (1963)

      The scene where Dora and Guido crawl under the table at the party to kiss each other - a key plot turning point - is an homage to the famous scene where Guido escapes a press conference by likewise crawling under the table.

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