LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

Life Is Beautiful (Italian: La vita è bella) is a 1997 Italian tragicomedy comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni.

La vita è bella is a movie about a love story in the nazi's time. The film show the horrors of internment in a Nazi concentration camp.

PLOT

In 1939 Italy, Guido Orefice is a man who is leaving his old life and going to the city. Guido is comical and sharp. From the start he falls in love with Dora.

Later he sees her again in the city where she is a teacher. Finally Dora sees Guido's affection. Soon they are married and have a son, Giosué.

In the camp, Guido hides their true situation from his son. Guido sets up the concentration camp as a game for Giosué. Each of the tasks will earn them points and whoever gets to one thousand points first will win a tank. Guido uses this game to explain features of the concentration camp that would otherwise be scary for a young child.

An officer makes the decision to execute Guido. Guido is led off by the soldier to be executed. While the soldier is leading him to his death, Guido passes by Joshua one last time, still in character and playing the game. The next morning, Giosué emerges from the sweatbox as the camp is occupied by an American armored division. Giosué thinks he has won the game and get a tank. The prisoners travel to safety, accompanied by the Americans. While they are traveling, the soldiers allow Giosué to ride on the front of the tank with them. Giosué soon spots Dora in the procession leaving the camp. Giosué and Dora are reunited and are extremely happy to see each other.

OPINION

Is a very hard story, of love. Given the circumstances, is very difficult keep the happiness and give love, but the family that the film show us, get it. I admire the strength that Guido has, the fight that maintaining the family united. Is a difficult love but no by the persons, but by the circumstances that there are. Guido and Dora have a true love and they fight for keep it alive.
This film is very beautiful and I recommend to everyone.