I fell in love with every detail of this movie!

Rating: 10/10 (5 September 2000)

Roberto Benigni s speech and reaction at the Academy Awards made me laugh and cry at the same time. He was definitely one of the most animated and jolly persons that I had ever heard and seen in my life. I just got the video and the movie is just as precious as Robert himself! The movie has movement, rhythm, it is a look the holocaust from the eyes of a little boy, who's dad "Guido Orefice" played by Roberto Benigni (Son of the Pink Panther, Pinocchio) had the most wonderful perspective of life that I ever heard about .The role of dad "Guido Orefice," was in reality based on that of Benigni's father himself, which indicated that Roberto inherited his great and awesome humor. That is a precious gift. What a thankful heart! I absolutely loved the movie. There is that famous show business saying:" to make people cry is easy, but to make people laugh is hard." To, I would add if you will, to make people cry watching such a predicament is even harder. There absolutely nothing in the movie that I did not like. I fell in love with every detail. Normally when I buy a foreign film I like to get the original, especially those in Italian which is a language that I understand very well, but I ended up with the English version, even so no complaints, I really, truly enjoyed the movie. My favorite scenes:Guido Orefice on is bicycle, Guido Orefice, his wife and his son on his bicycle. The way he treated the woman he was in love with, always saying: "Buon giorno, Principessa!" Guido in front of the students in his undies! All he did to charm "Dora" Nicoletta Braschi (Afirma Pereira; Pasolini, un delitto italiano) the love of his life, and also in real life, Benigni's wife. My favorite quote: "Serving but you are never a servant. Serving is an act practiced by the Supreme being himself. God serves man but He is not a servant." Go get this movie and see one the best movies ever! It deserved all the awards and nominations it received.