Life Is Beautiful
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59 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

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  • Starring: Nicoletta Braschi, Roberto Benigni
  • Summary: From one of the world's most acclaimed comic filmmakers comes an unexpected and unforgettable fable about the power of laughter to move the human heart and the power of the imagination to bolster the human spirit. (Miramax Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 32
  3. Negative: 5 out of 32
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    A deeply moving blend of cold terror and rapturous hilarity. Lovingly crafted by Italy's top comedian and most popular filmmaker, it's that rare comedy that takes on a daring and ambitious subject and proves worthy of it.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Joshua Klein
    80
    The concept is not so much nihilistic as it is realistic, and the fact that Benigni has made such fine distinctions so powerfully clear is amazing and moving.
  3. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    60
    Has one of the most stupendously tasteless premises in cinema history, and much of the time when this movie tries to beckon a smile, the effect is closer to astonished nausea.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    30
    The director gives us not just a pop Holocaust but a prettified, palatable Holocaust.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 45
  3. Negative: 1 out of 45
  1. MasumA.
    10
    This film is like a dream but it is emotional. It's a symble of love, happiness and beauty of life.
  2. Ridz43
    8
    Roberto Benigni brought to the screen a most poignant and comedical film! He flipped around the devastation of the Holocaust and turned into a simple game most craftly. I love this movie and think everyone of all ages should watch this wonder of cinematic creation.… Expand
  3. TheMovieCritic
    7
    If you watched the beginning of this movie without knowing what the movie was about, you would think that this was a happy movie about a man who falls in love and raises a family. Well, that is what happens. And it is a happy story, until the main character and his son are taken to a concentration camp. Once there the main characters happy fairy tale is over, and he is separated from his princess. But among the gloomy concentration camp where nothing is right, the main character tries to do what any father would do when everything is wrong. Make the situation seem better than what it really is. This is a movie worth seeing.… Expand
  4. JD.
    0
    Painfully horrible movie with an inappropriate story, terrbile bad humour an a hyper-irritating lead actor. The horror of the concentration camp is so much embellishid till it's completely unrealistic, probably only to receive a PG-13 rating. Really, really BAD.… Expand

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