A Life Worth Living (film)

A Life Worth Living (Italian: Vita degna di essere vissuta, Japanese: エンリコ THE FINAL, Enriko fainaru) is a 2017 animated drama film directed and co-written by Moshi Kawara. The sequel to The Adventures of Enrico (1986) and Summer, Amore! (1998). The film follows a now middle aged Enrico who's suffering from cancer, despite his condition, he decides to travel across Italy once more for old times sake, all while meeting old and new friends along the way.

A co-production between Italy, Japan and United States. This film marks the only installment of the Enrico trilogy without the involvement of creator Rocco Denazetti, whom was killed in a burglary incident in 2002, Denazetti however is given creator credit and the film dedicates him in his memory. Group TAC, the studio that animated the first two installments went bankrupt in 2010, as a result, OLM, Inc. took over. The film was also jointly financed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (who owns the original Enrico film via Orion Pictures) and Warner Bros. Pictures via it's New Line Cinema division, whom handled the theatrical distribution while MGM handled home media, television and digital rights.

The film premiered out of competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival on September 7, 2017, followed by a US release on November 25, 2017. The film recieved critical acclaim, with many praising it's animation, writing, bittersweet ending and it's tribute to Rocco Denazetti. Many consider it to be the best of the three Enrico films.

Plot
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Cast

 * Alberto Denazetti as Enrico
 * Roberto Benigni as Ricardo the clown

Production
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Home Media
A Life Worth Living was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 5, 2018 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment under license from MGM.