Film · 1998 · Comedy drama
Life is Beautiful
Directed by Roberto Benigni
1998
Italy
★ 6.0 editorial score
Benigni argued that a comedian could make a film about the camps, and half the critics said he was wrong: a father convinces his small son the whole thing is an elaborate game.
“Mr. Benigni's film, a Cannes prize winner that's as likely to offend those who haven't seen it as to beguile those who have, is as stubbornly entertaining as he is, and as passionate, too. It dares to laugh in the face of the unthinkable. And because Mr. Benigni can be heart-rending without a trace of the maudlin, it works.”
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