PG-13 | 1h 56min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 1997 Comedies that feature sensitive topics such as the Holocaust used to be more common. When done right, filmmakers with their hearts in the right place (and the talent to pull it off) have always known that comedy is a great way to not only break down barriers between people but also provoke discussion and draw attention to important historical events and causes. But lately, these types of films have become scarcer. The only one that comes to mind in recent times that successfully merges the seemingly strange bedfellows of comedy and horrific tragedy is 2019’s “Jojo Rabbit”—about a member of the Hitler Youth who discovers that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. But a 1997 film covered some of the same ground but in an ingeniously different way. “Life Is Beautiful” was written by, directed by, …