Inspiring, touching story

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2002)

There's not much to say about 'Life is Beautiful' other than the fact that it is certainly worthy of seeing. The film is at once hilariously funny and immensely sad.
Set against the backdrop of the Holocaust, Benigni's character falls in love. What ensues is a series of comedic events, all in spite of the blunt truth of World War II.
Benigni was certainly worthy of his Oscar, and this film was certainly worthy of its own Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. It's an inspiring, clever way to depict the events of the Holocaust, without feeling overly cynical or insulting. That in itself was quite a triumph.