Extremely enthusiastic

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 1998)

I can't remember the last movie that moved me in the way this film did. Even today, several weeks later, I can hear Offenbach's Baccarole sing out across the camp creating indescribable beauty amidst the greatest ugliness this world has known. The simplicity of the script, of the direction, and of the cinematography should be a lesson to all aspiring filmmakers on how to let the story dominate rather than the storyteller. Robert Benigni, thank you for a delightful film. And, to the rest of the world, Bongiorno principasa.