Had a rough day at the office?Life is beautiful.

Rating: 10/10 (16 August 2001)

My children and I watched this movie last night for the first time and afterwards we had an hour or so long discussion about nazis, Hitler and how easy (or not) it is to kill a human being. I was very proud to hear my kids' comments and glad that we saw the movie together. I loved the humor (especially the scene of their "date" in the rain) and could hardly hold back tears throughout concentration camp scenes. And I really loved how the creators of the movie respect our (viewers) intelligence by not explaining every scene (we know what's going to happen when Guido's uncle getting ready for "bath" or we don't have to see Guido and Dora make love or to see the body at the end, etc.)It is an original, wonderful and a very inspiring movie. A 10.