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    Life is Beautiful

    The film "Life is Beautiful" won international acclaim and awards at both the Cannes and Jerusalem film festivals, and it's just been nominated for this year's Academy Award in both the best film and foreign film categories. But there are those who feel that a funny film about concentration camps is insulting the memory of the Holocaust. We'll find out who's complaining and why.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sarah Spitz • Feb 23, 1999 • 1 min read

    The film "Life is Beautiful" won international acclaim and awards at both the Cannes and Jerusalem film festivals, and it's just been nominated for this year's Academy Award in both the best film and foreign film categories. But there are those who feel that a funny film about concentration camps is insulting the memory of the Holocaust. We'll find out who's complaining and why.

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      Sarah Spitz

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