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Life Is Beautiful

Name: Life Is Beautiful
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Released: 1979-12-21
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Ornella Muti, Otar Koberidze, Regimantas Adomaitis, Juozas Budraitis

1979 | 101 min | Thriller, Drama, Crime

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
The mood: Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 41 min.
What might put you off: It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1979: an older pace and style.

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’.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray

Giancarlo GianniniAntonio Murillo
Ornella MutiMaria
Otar KoberidzeAlvarado
Regimantas AdomaitisPerez
Juozas BudraitisGomes
Enzo FiermonteZhozo
Stefano MadiaPako
Yevgeni LebedevRostao
Stanislav Chekan
Feliks YavorskyPastor