Life is Beautiful is plotted into two parts narrated by a character of the movie named Joshua. The first half of the movie is a romantic comedy. Guido (Roberto Benigni) who is a Jew by religion relocates to Rome to join in his uncle's hotel as a supplier wherein he falls in love with Dorra. Dorra is a teacher in a school and she is a non Jew will be getting engaged to a rich man who will be working as a civil servant. Guido steals Dorra from her engagement and settles together to have a kid Joshua. During this time Guido opens up a book store and his life seems to be very pleasant.
During the second half of the movie, Guido will be taken for concentration camp along with his son Joshua on Joshua's birthday. Dorra joins them too to accompany her family in the concentration camp. In the concentration camp, Guido tells lies to Joshua as what ever happening in the camp is a part of a game, guards will be giving the instructions about the game and the players has to follow the instructions of the game, whoever makes 1000 points first will win the game and will get a real tank as prize. And he also convinces Joshua that he will lose the point if he cries for food, asking for mother. Guido maintains the story until end and convinces Joshua that, they are going to win the price. Panic will start at the concentration camp when the American guard's attack concentration camp. Guido in his final attempt to save his family asks Joshua to hide in a box until everyone has left. While trying to rescue his wife, Guido will be caught by Nazi guards and will be killed.
Watch the movie to know, what will happen to Joshua at the concentration camp after the chaos at concentration camp when American solders attack.
All in all, Roberto Benigni does a marvelous job as a Director, Co-writter besides acting in a lead role. I can say "Life is Beautiful" is a marvelous peace of craft. And a must watch movie.
Although it is a painful movie to watch, I will assure that your heart will be filled with pleasure while your eyes with tears at the end of the movie. It’s a movie which you would be talking for years.
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