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Life Is Beautiful | |
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Directed by | Roberto Benigni |
Produced by | Gianluigi Braschi Elda Ferri |
Written by | Roberto Benigni Vincenzo Cerami |
Starring |
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Music by | Nicola Piovani |
Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli |
Edited by | Simona Paggi |
Melampo Cinematografica | |
Distributed by | Cecchi Gori Group (Italy) Miramax Films (USA/International) |
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Running time | 116 minutes[1] |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian German English |
Budget | $20 million[2] |
Box office | $229.2 million[3] |
Life Is Beautiful (Italian: La vita è bella, Italian pronunciation: [la ˈviːta ˌɛ bˈbɛlla]) is a 1997 Italian comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, who co-wrote the film with Vincenzo Cerami. Benigni plays Guido Orefice, a Jewish Italian bookshop owner, who employs his fertile imagination to shield his son from the horrors of internment in a Nazi concentration camp. The film was partially inspired by the book In the End, I Beat Hitler by Rubino Romeo Salmonì and by Benigni's father, who spent two years in a German labour camp during World War II.
The film was a critical and financial success, despite criticisms of using the subject matter for comedic purposes. It won the Grand Prix at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, nine David di Donatello Awards, including Best Film, in Italy, and three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Benigni.
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Plot[edit]
In 1939, in the Kingdom of Italy, Guido Orefice is a young Jewish man who arrives to work in the city (Arezzo, in Tuscany) where his uncle Eliseo operates a restaurant. Guido is comical and sharp, and falls in love with a girl named Dora. Later, he sees her again in the city where she is a teacher and set to be engaged to a rich, but arrogant, man, a local government official with whom Guido has regular run-ins. Guido sets up many 'coincidental' incidents to show his interest in Dora. Finally, Dora sees Guido's affection and promise, and gives in, against her better judgement. He steals her from her engagement party, on a horse, humiliating her fiancé and mother. They are later married and have a son, Giosué (Joshua), and run a bookstore.
When World War II breaks out, Guido, his uncle Eliseo, and Giosué are seized on Giosuè's birthday. They and many other Jews are forced onto a train and taken to a concentration camp. After confronting a guard about her husband and son, and being told there is no mistake, Dora volunteers to get on the train in order to be close to her family. However, as men and women are separated in the camp, Dora and Guido never see each other during the internment. Guido pulls off various stunts, such as using the camp's loudspeaker to send messages—symbolic or literal—to Dora to assure her that he and their son are safe. Eliseo is executed in a gas chamber shortly after their arrival. Giosuè narrowly avoids being gassed himself as he hates to take baths and showers, and did not follow the other children when they had been ordered to enter the gas chambers and were told they were showers.
In the camp, Guido hides their true situation from his son. Guido explains to Giosué that the camp is a complicated game in which he must perform the tasks Guido gives him. Each of the tasks will earn them points and whoever gets to one thousand points first will win a tank. He tells him that if he cries, complains that he wants his mother, or says that he is hungry, he will lose points, while quiet boys who hide from the camp guards earn extra points. Giosué is at times reluctant to go along with the game, but Guido convinces him each time to continue. At one point Guido takes advantage of the appearance of visiting German officers and their families to show Giosuè that other children are hiding as part of the game, and he also takes advantage of a German nanny thinking Giosué is one of her charges in order to feed him as Guido serves the German officers. Guido and Giosué are almost found out to be prisoners by another server until Guido is found teaching all of the German children how to say 'Thank you' in Italian.
Guido maintains this story right until the end when, in the chaos of shutting down the camp as the Allied forces approach, he tells his son to stay in a box until everybody has left, this being the final task in the competition before the promised tank is his. Guido goes to find Dora, but he is caught by a German soldier. An officer makes the decision to execute Guido, who is led off by the soldier. While he is walking to his death, Guido passes by Giosué one last time and winks, still in character and playing the game. Guido is then shot and left for dead in an alleyway. The next morning, Giosué emerges from the sweat-box, just as a US Army unit led by a Sherman tank arrives and the camp is liberated. Giosuè is overjoyed about winning the game (unaware that his father is dead), thinking that he won the tank, and an American soldier allows Giosuè to ride on the tank. While travelling to safety, Giosué soon spots Dora in the procession leaving the camp and reunites with his mother. While the young Giosué excitedly tells his mother about how he had won a tank, just as his father had promised, the adult Giosué, in an overheard monologue, reminisces on the sacrifices his father made for him and his story.
Cast[edit]
- Roberto Benigni as Guido Orefice
- Nicoletta Braschi as Dora Orefice
- Giorgio Cantarini as Giosué Orefice
- Giustino Durano as Uncle Eliseo
- Horst Buchholz as Doctor Lessing
- Marisa Paredes as Dora's mother
- Sergio Bustric as Ferruccio
- Amerigo Fontani as Rodolfo
- Lydia Alfonsi as Guicciardini
- Giuliana Lojodice as the Headmistress
- Pietro Desilva as Bartolomeo
- Francesco Guzzo as Vittorino
- Raffaella Lebboroni as Elena
- Claudio Alfonsi as Amico Rodolfo
- Gil Baroni as the Prefect
- Ennio Consalvi as General Graziosi
- Aaron Craig as the tank driver
- Alfiero Falomi as Re
Production[edit]
Director Roberto Benigni, who wrote the screenplay with Vincenzo Cerami, was inspired by the story of Rubino Romeo Salmonì and his book In the End, I Beat Hitler, which incorporates elements of irony and black comedy.[4] Salmoni was an Italian Jew who was deported to Auschwitz, survived and was reunited with his parents, but found his brothers were murdered. Benigni stated he wished to commemorate Salmoni as a man who wished to live in the right way.[5] He also based the story on that of his father Luigi Benigni, who was a member of the Italian Army after Italy switched to the Allied side in 1943.[6] Luigi Benigni spent two years in a Nazi labour camp, and to avoid scaring his children, told about his experiences humorously, finding this helped him cope.[7] Roberto Benigni explained his philosophy, 'to laugh and to cry comes from the same point of the soul, no? I'm a storyteller: the crux of the matter is to reach beauty, poetry, it doesn't matter if that is comedy or tragedy. They're the same if you reach the beauty.'[8]
His friends advised against making the film, as he is a comedian and not Jewish, and the Holocaust was not of interest to his established audience.[9] Because he is Gentile, Benigni consulted with the Center for Documentation of Contemporary Judaism, based in Milan, throughout production.[10] Benigni incorporated historical inaccuracies in order to distinguish his story from the true Holocaust, about which he said only documentaries interviewing survivors could provide 'the truth'.[8]
The film was shot in the centro storico (historic centre) of Arezzo, Tuscany. The scene where Benigni falls off a bicycle and lands on Nicoletta Braschi was shot in front of Badia delle Sante Flora e Lucilla in Arezzo.[11]
Release[edit]
In Italy, the film was released in 1997 by Cecchi Gori Distribuzione.[12] The film was screened in the Cannes Film Festival in May 1998, where it was a late addition to the selection of films.[13] In the US, it was released on 23 October 1998,[9] by Miramax Films.[14] In the UK, it was released on 12 February 1999.[8] After the Italian, English subtitled version became a hit in English speaking territories, Miramax reissued Life is Beautiful in an English dubbed version, but it was less successful than the subtitled Italian version.[15]
The film was aired on the Italian television station RAI on 22 October 2001 and was viewed by 16 million people. This made it the most watched Italian film on Italian TV.[16]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
Life is Beautiful was commercially successful, making $48.7 million in Italy.[17] It was the highest grossing Italian film in its native country until 2011, when surpassed by Checco Zalone's What a Beautiful Day.[18]
The film went on to gross $57,563,264 in North America and $171,600,000 in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $229,163,264.[3] It was the highest grossing foreign language film in the United States until Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).[19]
Critical response[edit]
The film was praised by the Italian press, with Benigni treated as a 'national hero.'[10]Pope John Paul II, who received a private screening with Benigni, placed it in his top five favourite films.[10]Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars, stating, 'At Cannes, it offended some left-wing critics with its use of humor in connection with the Holocaust. What may be most offensive to both wings is its sidestepping of politics in favor of simple human ingenuity. The film finds the right notes to negotiate its delicate subject matter.'[20] Michael O'Sullivan, writing for The Washington Post, called it 'sad, funny and haunting.'[21]Janet Maslin wrote in The New York Times that the film took 'a colossal amount of gall' but 'because Mr. Benigni can be heart-rending without a trace of the maudlin, it works.'[14]The Los Angeles Times's Kenneth Turan noted the film had 'some furious opposition' at Cannes, but said 'what is surprising about this unlikely film is that it succeeds as well as it does. Its sentiment is inescapable, but genuine poignancy and pathos are also present, and an overarching sincerity is visible too.'[22] David Rooney of Variety said the film had 'mixed results,' with 'surprising depth and poignancy' in Benigni's performance but 'visually rather flat' camera work by Tonino Delli Colli.[12] Owen Glieberman of Entertainment Weekly gave it a B−, calling it 'undeniably some sort of feat—the first feel-good Holocaust weepie. It's been a long time coming.' However, Glieberman stated the flaw is 'As shot, it looks like a game.'[23]
In 2002, BBC critic Tom Dawson wrote 'the film is presumably intended as a tribute to the powers of imagination, innocence, and love in the most harrowing of circumstances,' but 'Benigni's sentimental fantasy diminishes the suffering of Holocaust victims.'[24] In 2006, Jewish American comedic filmmaker Mel Brooks spoke negatively of the film in Der Spiegel, noting Benigni is a Gentile and had no family die in concentration camps.[25] By contrast, Nobel Laureate Imre Kertész argues that those who take the film to be a comedy, rather than a tragedy, have missed the point of the film. He draws attention to what he terms 'Holocaust conformism' in cinema to rebuff detractors of Life Is Beautiful.[26]
The film aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 'Fresh' 80% rating.[27]
Accolades[edit]
Life is Beautiful was shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, and went on to win the Grand Prix.[28] Upon receiving the award, Benigni kissed the feet of jury president Martin Scorsese.[22]
At the 71st Academy Awards, Benigni won Best Actor for his role, with the film winning two more awards for Best Music, Original Dramatic Score and Best Foreign Language Film.[29] Benigni jumped on top of the seats as he made his way to the stage to accept his first award, and upon accepting his second, said, 'This is a terrible mistake because I used up all my English.'[30]
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Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Academy Awards | 21 March 1999 | Best Picture | Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi | Nominated | [29] |
Best Director | Roberto Benigni | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Roberto Benigni | Won | |||
Best Foreign Language Film | Life is Beautiful | Won | |||
Best Editing | Simona Paggi | Nominated | |||
Best Music, Original Dramatic Score | Nicola Piovani | Won | |||
Australian Film Institute Awards | 1999 | Best Foreign Film | Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi | Won | [31] |
BAFTA Awards | 11 April 1999 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Elda Ferri, Gianluigi Braschi and Roberto Benigni | Nominated | [32] |
Best Original Screenplay | Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Roberto Benigni | Won | |||
Cannes Film Festival | 13–24 May 1998 | Grand Prize | Won | [28] | |
César Awards | 6 March 1999 | Best Foreign Film | Won | [33] | |
Critics' Choice Awards | 19 January 1999 | Best Picture | Nominated | [34] | |
Best Foreign Language Film | Won | ||||
Best Actor | Roberto Benigni | Won | |||
David di Donatello Awards | 1998 | Best Film | Won | [35] | |
Best Director | Won | ||||
Best Producer | Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi | Won | |||
Best Script | Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami | Won | |||
Best Leading Actor | Roberto Benigni | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Sergio Bustric | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli | Won | |||
Best Editing | Simona Paggi | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Tullio Morganti | Nominated | |||
Best Score | Nicola Piovani | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Danilo Donati | Won | |||
Best Costumes | Won | ||||
Scholars Jury David | Roberto Benigni | Won | |||
European Film Awards | 7 December 1998 | Best Film | Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi | Won | [36] |
Best Actor | Roberto Benigni | Won | |||
Jerusalem Film Festival | 1998 | Best Jewish Experience | Won | [8] | |
Screen Actors Guild Awards | 7 March 1999 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Cast | Nominated | [37] |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Roberto Benigni | Won | |||
Toronto International Film Festival | 10–19 September 1998 | People's Choice Award | Won | [13] |
Soundtrack[edit]
The original score to the film was composed by Nicola Piovani,[12] with the exception of a classical piece which figures prominently: the 'Barcarolle' by Jacques Offenbach. The soundtrack album won the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score[29] and was nominated for a Grammy Award: 'Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media', but lost to the score of A Bug's Life.
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References[edit]
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Bibliography[edit]
- Bullaro, Grace Russo (2005). Beyond 'Life is Beautiful': comedy and tragedy in the cinema of Roberto Benigni. Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN1-904744-83-4.
- Norden, Martin F., ed. (2007). The Changing Face of Evil in Film and Television. Amsterdam and New York: Rodopi. ISBN9042023244.
- Perren, Alisa (2012). Indie, Inc.: Miramax and the Transformation of Hollywood in the 1990s. University of Texas Press.
- Piper, Kerrie (2003). Life is Beautiful. Pascal Press. ISBN1741250307.
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