Humorous even through a dark situation

Rating: 10/10 (23 November 2016)

The movie La Vita è Bella (Life is Beautiful) was a wonderfully written movie. It stars Guido, played by Roberto Benigni (who also directed it and helped out with story and screenplay), who is a waiter living in Italy in the 1930's during WWII. His wife in the movie is Dora (played by his real-life wife Nicoletta Braschi). Before she becomes his wife he woos her by saying "Buon giorno, Principessa". Later they show them married with a five year old boy named Giosue (played by the cutest little kid Giorgio Cantarini). Benigni uses humor during this story of the Holocaust in order to keep his son from being scared by what is really happening. He tells him it is a game and that at the end they will win a tank. Even though it was a sad and horrible situation in that time during WWII, the way he keeps his son from realizing their circumstances makes for an entertaining story. Benigni was such a wonderful actor in this movie. He shows that he can be serious as well as humorous; no wonder he received an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for this movie. Even his Oscar win at the Academy Awards was interesting. If you haven't seen this film, it is worth the watch. I've watched it both with the English subtitles and also dubbed in English. I recommend watching it with the subtitles so you can hear the actor's real voices.