Film Works Alfresco: La Vita è Bella (Life is Beautiful)

La Vita è Bella (Life is Beautiful)

Monday, July 21, 2025 – 117 minutes. Tragicomedy in Italian with English subtitles (1997, Italy). Appropriate for Families and Young Adult. Co-presented with YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood. Pre-show performance by Hot Pstromi at 7:30pm.

When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp. Roberto Benigni's infectious energy and sharp comedic talents deliver a beautiful message of hope and love amongst such horror and tragedy.

Programming:

7:30pm - Pre-show live performance

8:30pm (approximately) - Feature Presentation

Programming will take place rain or shine at The Hudson, located at Dyckman Marina in Inwood Hill Park, 348 Dyckman Street, New York, NY 10034. Food and drink available for purchase until 9pm.

Free admission. Donations appreciated.

RSVP tickets required through www.inwoodartworks.nyc and Eventbrite only due to venue capacity restrictions. Unclaimed tickets will be released by 8:20pm to the Wait List. Walk-ups will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Seating for 100 people will be provided on first-come first served basis, but you can also bring your own folding chairs if you prefer, to guarantee your seat. All Covid-19 protocols followed as advised by CDC.

For the full Film Works Alfresco summer film schedule click here.

Film Works Alfresco focuses foremost on presenting independent and popular films with local relevance that culturally resonate with the Northern Manhattan community. It is New York City's only free outdoor English and Spanish cinema series.

This curated film and local artists series by provides free screenings and theatrical performances every Monday evening at sundown at , located at 348 Dyckman Street on the edge of Inwood Hill Park and the Hudson River, from June 5 through August 28, 2023. Pre-show performances by local artists begin approximately one hour before the film.

Inwood Art Works is a not-for-profit arts organization with the mission to create and curate professional performing and visual arts in Inwood and its surrounding community.

To support this program and for more information visit www.inwoodartworks.nyc

Film Works Alfresco is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Film Works Alfresco is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

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