| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Mac VerStandig |
| Life is Beautiful
2 and 1/2 stars (Out of 4)
Reviewed by Mac VerStandig
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http://www.moviereviews.org
October 17, 1999
Available for rental - November 9, 1999 more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| Guido is a happy go lucky Jewish-Italian gentleman with the lovable ability
to make any event, no matter how big or small, work in his favor and lift
the spirits of all "good-hearted" passers-by to boot. Unfortunately, Guido
is living in Italy at a...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Joe Barlow |
| STARRING: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio
Cantarini, Horst Buchholz, Sergio Bustric
DIRECTOR: Roberto Benigni
WRITERS: Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami
RATED: PG-13
RELEASED: 1997 (1988 in the USA, subtitled) more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Tim Voon |
| LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL 1997
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1999 Timothy Voon
4 out of 5 for a quirky holcaust drama that touches the heart more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Fontaine Lien |
| It's true for me (and for many other critics) that the less I have to
say about a movie, the better it is. One thing I'll have to say, though, is
this movie didn't wasn't as good as I expected it to be; maybe I've heard
too many good things about this...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by James Brundage |
| I’ve been putting off this review for a long time. I saw it at
Waterworks Cinemas in Pittsburgh about three weeks ago and haven’t gotten
around to reviewing it until now: three days after it won several academy
awards. Why? Like with Saving...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| Life is Beautiful is two films in one. The first part is a lighthearted
comedy and the second is a dark and depressing look at the Holocaust. It’s
too bad that director/actor/writer Roberto Benigni wasn’t able to split
this movie into two different...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (director:Roberto Benigni; cast: Roberto Benigni
(Guido), Nicoletta Braschi (Dora), Giorgio Cantarini (Giosue), Giustino
Durano (Uncle), Sergio Bustric (Ferruccio), Horst Bucholz (Dr. Lessing),
1998-Italy) more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| Laughing in the face of adversity is the best way to triumph over it.
This is a sentiment I share with Roberto Benigni, director of /Life is
Beautiful/ (/La Vita e Bella/) the only movie to ever make me laugh
out loud and leave me with sad tears in my...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Cheng-Jih Chen |
| The afternoon before the Oscars, I finally got around to seeing "Life
is Beautiful". I only caught a glimpse of Benigni's victorious
stepping on of Spielberg as he clampered over the seats; I was tired
and went to sleep early. more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Kevin Patterson |
| LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)
PG-13, 1998
Director: Roberto Benigni
Screenplay: Vincenzo Cerami and Roberto Benigni
Starring Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by David Wilcock |
| Only the Italians could create a love story set against the holocaust, and
make it as wonderful and enjoyable as this. Benigni plays Guido, a Jewish
bookstore owner who falls in love with Dora (Braschi.) However, this is
during the period of Nazi...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Ryan Ellis |
| As Charlie Chaplin's classic "City Lights" told us, smile
though your heart is breaking, smile even though it's aching. And
if you can entertain your kid while you're at it, all the better.
Roberto Benigni's Italian film of a man's love for his family...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Craig Roush |
| Release Date: October 23, 1998
Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano, Sergio
Bini Bustric, Horst Bucholz
Directed by: Roberto Benigni
Distributed by: Miramax Films
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (holocaust-related thematic elements)
URL:...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Edwin Jahiel |
| LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (LA VITA E BELLA) (Italy, 1997) *** 1/2 Directed by
Roberto Benigni.Written by Vincenzo Cerami and Benigni.Photography, Tonino
Delli Colli. Editing, Simona Paggi. Music,Nicola Piovani; Production
design, Danilo Donati.Produced by Elda...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Joe Barlow |
| STARRING: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio
Cantarini, Horst Buchholz, Sergio Bustric
DIRECTOR: Roberto Benigni
WRITERS: Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami
RATED: PG-13
RELEASED: 1997 (1988 in the USA, subtitled) more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| There is a moment in 'Life is Beautiful' when the clownish Guido tells
the girl of his dreams what they will do that evening. He speaks as
though reminiscing about a story that has become a perfect memory. more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Jason Wallis |
| Starring Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino
Durano, Horst Buchholz, Pietro De Silva
and Sergio Bini Bustric
Directed by Roberto Benigni
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements
Theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1
Released in 1998...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by John Smythe |
| Roberto Benigni's "Life is Beautiful" (La vita è bella) is a modern
fairy tale, as touching and as relevant as the tales collected by the
Brothers Grimm to entertain, enchant and ,yes, to scare children over
150 years ago. Like many such tales (such...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Roberto Benigni.
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini.
1998 - 116 minutes.
Rated PG-13 (for adult themes).
Reviewed January 20, 1999, courtesy Miramax Films. more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| This Italian film star, best known in the United States for the poorly
received Son of the Pink Panther, has done the near impossible by creating
a comic fable about the Holocaust. more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| Like 1987's 'Hope and Glory', much of the unpleasantness of war in 'Life
is Beautiful' is seen through the eyes of a child. In reality, this
film isn't really about war as much as it is about one man's way of
dealing with it and finding enough humour to...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Roberto Benigni.
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini.
1998 - 116 minutes.
Rated PG-13 (for adult themes).
Reviewed January 20, 1999, courtesy Miramax Films. more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Luke Buckmaster |
| Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini
Bustric, Marisa Paredes, Horst Buchholz, Giorgio Cantarini
Director: Roberto Benigni
Screenplay: Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami
Australian theatrical release: December 26
In Italian...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Matt Prigge |
| Director: Roberto Benigni
Writers: Vincenzo Cerami and Roberto Benigni
Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini,
Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric, Marisa Peredes, Horst Bucholz,
Lidia Alfonsi more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Luke Buckmaster |
| Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini
Bustric, Marisa Paredes, Horst Buchholz, Giorgio Cantarini
Director: Roberto Benigni
Screenplay: Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| Life is Beautiful is a rare treat: a lighthearted comedy that tackles a
very serious subject without committing the sins of being disrespectful,
or, even worse, humorless. It combines a charming romance with a dash
of farce, stirs in a little...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Marty Mapes |
| **** (out of 4) LA VITA É BELLA (LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL) is a lightweight
drama. Directed by and starring one of Italy's greatest living comics,
it naturally contains some comic scenes. I mention these facts up-front
because they become interesting once you...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Marty Mapes |
| **** (out of 4) LA VITA É BELLA (LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL) is a lightweight
drama. Directed by and starring one of Italy's greatest living comics,
it naturally contains some comic scenes. I mention these facts up-front
because they become interesting once you...more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Jeffrey Huston |
| Directed by Roberto Benigni. Produced by Gianluigi Braschi and Elda Ferri.
Screenplay by Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami. Distributed by Miramax
Films. Running time: 120 minutes. Release date: October 23, 1998 in NY/LA;
wider over the coming weeks....more |
| Life is Beautiful Review |
| by Kleszczewski, Nicholas |
