The Italian Holocaust tragicomedy that won three Academy Awards earlier this week will now be dubbed into English in an attempt to help the film reach a wider audience. In the dubbed version of “Life Is Beautiful,” actor-director Roberto Benigni and his co-star, Benigni’s real-life wife, Nicoletta Braschi, will voice their own characters.
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