Laughed, but it was not funny

Rating: 8/10 (6 April 1999)

Although I could not understand a word of Italian or German, and the subtitles were either missing or inaccurate, LIB is more about relationships than it is about war. The trust of the boy for his father (you think he didn't suspect?), the love of the father for the boy that makes him try to make everything appear beautiful for his son, the passion between the couple....
The first half of the film was pure fun -- Guido pulling all sorts of tricks to surprise his Princess Dora. Soon, their son came along and from then, it wasn't funny anymore, though there was humour injected.
Most people who watched this film would laugh along, with the idea of it being a comedy. That is only the surface.
8/10