Life Is Beautiful (VHS, 1999, English Subtitled Release)

This is a great movie, full of love, laughter and life. Also, a very good way to study the Italian language, which is why I purchased it. A very good value for an effective teaching tool. I highly recommend this movie.

This was a wonderful movie, I will definitely recommend this for family viewing, very well done, and very clever acting.

This story is like non other. I let all my kids watch it ages 7 and up. Beautifully filmed and even though this movie is about the holocaust the way it's filmed any age could watch it. Such touching actors and such wonderful Life and humor in the midst of pain. A Must see.

If you have not seen any of Roberto Begnini's movies, you need to see this one.
It has English sub-titles, the story itself is worth seeing. I bought this particular movie because I have seen others of his. They are all worth it!

I never watch a dubbed version of a movie when the original version is available with English subtitles. You miss out on a great deal of the flavour and affect and in this respect you lose a lot in the translation with a dubbed approach. This movie is called "La Vita e bella/Life is beautiful" in the combined Italian/English version and that is how I recommend you purchase it.

This is a movie with a lot of potential to teach. It teaches the value of honesty as a way of life in that this can be fully retained when a man is simply acting in a humorous spirit to make life seem more bearable and to spare children an ugly reality that surrounds them. Yet there is a spirit that continues in Benigni's character as a man who'd like to stay sane honestly enough that he will conjure up a version of events to keep his audience with him and in good humour. Such characters are always trying for as much real honesty as the situation will allow however they have learned a defensive coping mechanism to telling it like it is. And in this respect perhaps his son at the end has a better view of the world than is justified however fact is that he is being lied to by a man who thinks he is being a better father this way. Its a great story that touches on the travesty and the tragedy of the holocaust, as Italian jews were not spared this fate although many were harbored by good Italians who could not go along with Hitler's madness in this respect.

I loved the movie.It was in new in box condition. Great to do business with.Would do business with this seller again. Very Satisfied.

I had no idea this was a foreign language film with English subtitles. The only indication on the packaging was a tiny notice I needed a magnifying glass to read. VERY disappointing, I couldn't even watch this movie

One of my favorite movies. It has it all. Spark and excitement, laughter and sadness, love and hate. The cast of characters are delightful and true to life, and real in the sense of what all the Germans did do in their war of hate by eliminating the jews. Roberto Benigni plays a wonderful character and you can't help but fall for him. His wife in this movie and in real life, Nicoletta Braschi fits perfectly in this part and is a joy to watch. The little guy who plays their son is a hoot! A very funny little fellow, who along with Benigni are a blast together. This is an Italian movie and must be read, but DO NOT GET THE ENGLISH VERSION, stay with the Italian or you will lose the effect of their language and accent and just the way they present themselves. Well worth the reading to benefit from this movie. I give it a triple A+.