Life Is Beautiful (
1997) | IMDb:
8.6
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
Starring:
Roberto Benigni
,
Nicoletta Braschi
,
Giorgio Cantarini
,
Giustino Durano
,
Sergio Bini Bustric
,
Lidia Alfonsi
Once Upon a Time in America (
1984) | IMDb:
8.3
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Starring:
Robert De Niro
,
James Woods
,
Elizabeth McGovern
,
Treat Williams
,
Tuesday Weld
,
Joe Pesci