This work opens with two characters driving through the countryside, and one of them recites a verse that repeatedly claims that the brakes are out.  The central character of this work is a bookstore-owner who rides away from an engagement dinner after stealing the bride-to-be for himself.  During the second half of this film, the protagonist convinces his son Joshua that they are playing a game in which 1000 points must be earned in order to win an American tank.  For 10 points, name this Italian film whose director and lead actor stood on his chair after winning an Oscar, a work set in a concentration camp that feat
This work opens with two characters driving through the countryside, and one of them recites a verse that repeatedly claims that the brakes are out.  The central character of this work is a bookstore-owner who rides away from an engagement dinner after stealing the bride-to-be for himself.  During the second half of this film, the protagonist convinces his son Joshua that they are playing a game in which 1000 points must be earned in order to win an American tank.  For 10 points, name this Italian film whose director and lead actor stood on his chair after winning an Oscar, a work set in a concentration camp that features Roberto Benigni (buh-NEE-nee).
This work opens with two characters driving through the countryside, and one of them recites a verse that repeatedly claims that the brakes are out.  
{Life} is {Beautiful} [or La {Vita e bella}]