One of the best movies I've ever seen

Rating: 10/10 (19 June 2013)

There is a reason "La vita è bella" won 3 academy awards and many other awards. It is a timeless movie about the human spirit, hope and dreams.
It's almost two movies combined in one; the first part is comedy and the second part is a romantic drama.
"La vita è bella" does everything right: it mixes comedy with tragedy and drama. It is very easy to love the style and cinematography of this movie, it catches the horrors of the war and at the same time the warmth of the human spirit. The chemistry between Benigni and his real life wife Nicoletta Braschi is palpable.
The whole is rounded off with a beautiful soundtrack by Nicola Piovani. It is a timeless, charming and emotional work of fiction. "La vita è bella" makes a few important statements about the human condition In my opinion this is one of the best movies ever made.