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Life is Beautiful (PG)
Dir: Roberto Benigni 1997 | 116 min
Screenings to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
(Italian, German and English with English subtitles)
Guido Orefice is a Jewish-Italian waiter. He wins the heart of Dora with his charm and humour. However, their happiness is abruptly halted when war breaks out. Determined to shelter their son from the of horrors the concentration camp, Guido convinces him that it is merely a game. Winner of three Academy Awards.
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