La Vita e Bella (aka Life is Beautiful) is one of my all time favourite classic movie. The story is about a man who won the heart of a lady with his funny and charismatic character and built a beautiful family together when they produced a son.
Guido (the male lead) loved his family more than anything else in the world. He was a young, poor guy when he met Dora (the femal lead who is also his wife in real life) who came from a wealthy family. Despite the differences in their class status, Dora fell in love with Guido who has a very kind heart. Between the couple, there were always lots of laughter and admiration for each other. Their love story seemed even more like a fairy tale when they got married and had an adorable son. Their lives, however, changed overnight when World War II broke out.
Guido (who happened to be a Jew) and his son were caught and taken to the nazi camp. Dora wasn't jewish but she insisted on following and was taken to the women camp. During the entire time they were in camp, Guido managed his 4 year old son by coming up with the idea that they were playing a game with the Nazis. The rules were that the boy should not cry, complain about hunger, or ask for the mother. If he broke the rules, points would be deducted. And the final prize of the game was a ride in a Tank. With this, Guido continued to create fun for his son amidst the chaotic living situation in the Nazi camp. At the end of the movie, Guido died but not before he made his son laughed one more time by pretending to march like the Nazis.
I strongly encourage anyone who has not watched this movie to give it a chance. The entire film is in italian but there are english subtitles. This story will bring you tears of laughter and sadness at the same time. The love that Guido and Dora had for each other, Guido's determination in staying positive for his child as a father in a life threatening situation, his ability to find pleasure and humour in everything that he did right till the end of his life, and his commitment to protect his family in all aspects. If you are not moved by this beautiful story after watching the movie, you must not be human!
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4 comments:
Hi babe, totally agree with you...this is one of those shows that really moved me. Kris
oh I never knew u like this movie too!
Remember we used to skip school to watch movies...Gone With The Wind...one of my fav too. Gone were the days.
ahh.... yes, gone with the wind. I remember skipping school to watch this. at picture house right? but I dun remember alot about this movie too. I just remember the process of skipping class!
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