Worth every honor bestowed upon it

Rating: 10/10 (20 January 2000)

Benigni was truly fantastic in every way for the entire film. It's hard to believe a movie set in a concentration camp can make a viewer feel good about himself, but this movie does so.
What was pleasing was to see that Benigni's character was portrayed as genuine throughout, never once showing any sign that his true persona was different from that which he showed to his wife and child.
This was the first subtitled film I've watched from start to finish, and it will certainly make me start watching more of them.