A small film with large feelings

Rating: 10/10 (9 April 1999)

Who knows the past films of Roberto Benigni, knows that they in most cases are very funny, but no deep pieces. They were in Italy genuine Blockbuster, but outside of this country unknown. Not with "Life is Beautiful". This film comes the realism of the life infinitely near. The first half of the film is a beautiful, romantic and funny dear story in the Benigni style with happy end. Here the world still is correct, although in the background already the antisemitism of the early 30's broad-makes itself. Now the leading characters are suddenly torn from their luck and deported into a concentration camp. The true badness of fascism shows up, and the laughter remains being to one in the neck. The scenes, as the father for its son arranges the whole fright of the concentration camp as play and never let him doubt that the life is beautiful, are unbelievable touching. "Life is Beautiful" lets the whole spectrum of human feelings beautiful revive.
Mille grazie, Roberto!