Newsgroup: it.arti.cinema
Titolo: Did Roberto Benigni ``borrow'' for ``Life Is Beautiful''?

Hello: I've heard that Roberto Benigni's ``Life Is Beautiful'' was made after
a similar film, ``Train de Vie.'' Both are currently playing in Italy.
Benigni was apparently offered an acting role in ``Train de Vie.'' He turned
it down, then went on to make his movie. Has anyone seen both, and can
comment whether they seem similar? thanks, Peter Howell Toronto Star.
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a similar film, ``Train de Vie.'' Both are currently playing in Italy.
the plots of the two movies are very different, although dealing with
the same subject
however, rumours say that Benigni was contacted by the director of
"Train de vie" for interpreting the main character in his film
this might have given Benigni the idea of writing a comedy on the
Holocaust.... may be
Nico

 Nico
Ciao,
        Michele.

 comment whether they seem similar? thanks, Peter Howell Toronto Star.
Hi Peter. I have in fact read that the director of "Train de Vie" claims
Benigni stole the idea for "La vita e' bella" from him. He actually said
what you heard: apparently he offered Benigni the key role of the
village fool, sending him the script a couple of years ago.
I have no idea whether Benigni may or may not have been inspired, for
his movie, by that script. Both of them do deal with the nazi plague and
the Shoah, and they do share an apparently light-hearted, fairy-tale
spin on the subject. However, the final result seems to be two movies
that are rather different from each other in plot, in tone and in the
key themes. They both are beautiful films (although I must admit to
having liked "Train the vie" better) and I see no reason in discussing
whether Benigni has or hasn't stolen from someone else. If that was the
case, everybody wins. 

ti riferisci al mio post, oppure l' hai letto anche te da qualche parte ?
me l'ha raccontato un mio amico esperto di cose rumene (insegna rumeno
a Pisa e Firenze)
N.

On Sat, 20 Feb 1999 12:52:00 +0100, 
alberto...@iol.it
 (Alberto)
wrote:
what a "buonist" answer!
N.

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I don't think it's buonist! It would be if it was hypocritical, which it
is not. Don't tell me you also are one of those that use buonist as an
insult all the times that one says something that is not sarcastic.
(And now you must give me reason because you are an amigo) 

(And now you must give me reason because you are an amigo) 
I didn't want to use "buonist" as an insult, perhaps "circlebarrelist"
would have been more appropriate.
In any case you are perfectly wright in criticizing the unconvenient
attitude of labelling "buonist" everything which is not sarcastic
N.

attitude of labelling "buonist" everything which is not sarcastic
I agree, but which one of the Wright's bros are ya talking about
Maurice 
La differenza fra il genio e la stupidita'
e' che il genio ha i suoi limiti

 
ei giud dont teic it bac teic a sed son end meic it bettar
Pierangelo
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would have been more appropriate.
SBAM!
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