This 1997 , Italian film is about Guido , played by Roberto Benigni who is a happy go lucky chap working as a waiter in a restaurant.
The film traverses through the hilarious set pieces in the first half where Guido woos a local school teacher. He is charismatic , comical and coy!
Years pass by , Guido marries his beloved and they have a son. The setting moves to WWII , where Guido and his son Joshua are forced to move into a train to concentration camps.
His wife demands to be on the same and all three are taken to the Nazi camps to be separated later in the male/female wings.
Guido makes all the effort in humour to guard his son from the Nazi's. Joshua is told a made up story by his father that all the prisoners are a part of war game where the person who to attains 1000 points wins a tank.
The movie is poignant and funny , erupting mixed emotions for the audience. Roberto Benigni is brilliant as Guido and his performances brings a lump in my throat and grin with each passing reel.
In a bid to save his family , Guido's positivity & conviction that everything will be alright , carries the screenplay to great heights.
The finale makes you wonder of the film's title ' Life is indeed beautiful' and one should make the most of it till it lasts ... Guido did & passed the same moral to all!
Roberto truly deserved the Best Actor & Best Foreign Language Film academy honour.
A film for all seasons .. a message to Celebrate Life! come what may!
Rating : 4.0/5.0
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