Life is Beautiful | | Cast : | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi | | Director : | Roberto Benigni | | Studio : | Miramax Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | October 23, 1998 | | DVD Released Date : | January 15, 2002 | | Language : | English (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), Italian (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | inspirational | Content
 | This story is so moving and full of emotion. It's a story about the holocaust and the joy that an optimistic father gives to his son. It shows how to make the best out of any situation you are in. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 31, 2005 | | Summary | No documentary could make you feel it like this | Content
| This is my favorite movie. I didn't feel that it took the Holocaust lightly -- in fact, I found that this movie helped me understand the true impact of the holocaust in a way that a documentary or even a heart-wrenching movie like "Schindler's List" could not. You are introduced, at length, to a wonderful little family that shares a deep and abiding love. You become attached to the characters in a way that no other Holocaust movie, in my opinion, achieves. The transition to the death camp is shocking. And yet it underlines the amazing power of love -- facing unimaginable horrors, the Benigni character refuses defeat, and puts all of his soul and effort into saving his son, not only from death, but from the scarring knowledge of the hell that is all around him. The father's love for his wife and son are truly inspiring.
It may be true that this is unrealistic... how does anyone know how they would act in such a situation? But it is uplifting to believe that it is possible to defeat evil with love, even if one loses one's life in the process. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 23, 2005 | | Summary | Indelible | Content
| I first watched this movie in the Spring of 1999. It was a pivotal time in my life, and the movie fit the period. At first, I laughed until I cried. And then...I cried. I never cry at movies; I laughed during Titanic, only one part got me on Beaches, I hated The Notebook (it was the second movie to make me cry). The characters in Life is Beautiful are all too real, and human. It puts a face on something that for many of us is only a memory to our parents and grandparents. The Holocaust and World War II was one of the scariest times in American history, but oh, how soon we forget. Life is Beautiful has the capacity to remind us. I would recommend this movie to anyone over the age of 11. The subject line is too deep for too many children. I have not seen the movie in its entirety since that day over six years ago, but this movie changed my life. I believe that good movies entertain, as well as teach you something. Life is Beautiful definitely did both. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 05, 2005 | | Summary | Tragedy with a tasteful dose of humor | Content
| Roberto Benigni is the Jim Carrey of Italy, but he, along with his real life wife Nicoletta Braschi, brilliantly pull off this serious and tragic film. Humor is infused with the pathos of a Nazi death camp, and there is a glorious love story despite its being sentimentally over the top. This is one of the very few films that can make me laugh and cry no matter how many times I watch it. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 11, 2005 | | Summary | A sad comedy | Content
| I watched this movie and I thought it was extremely good. It is hard to understand if you do not know what the Holocaust is. However, if you do know what the Holocaust is you are sure to understand how hard it was for the father to protect his son. This is a really sad movie but at the same time it is a really funny comedy (especially in the begining). This is defenitely one of the best movies ever made. |
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