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Life is Beautiful
Set in Tuscany during the World War II, this book of the film tells the story of a devoted father who must use his wit and ingenuity to save his family from the spiralling horrors of the Nazi occupation.
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June 21, 2010
Life is Beautiful opens on a note of hilarity as the protagonist, Guido, and his best friend, Ferruccio, rocket down a country slope, the brakes on their rickety old car having given way. They pass through a parade, and the audience is immediately aware of where we are: the bystanders, believing Guido to be a Fascist leader, all raise their arms in the "Heil Hitler" sign. While Ferruccio attempts to fix the car, Guido happens upon a little farm, where the woman who is to become the love of his life literally falls from the sky into his arms. "Good morning, princess!" he cries, grinning widely.
Guido and Ferruccio find lodgings with Guido's uncle, Eliseo, who recently has come under attack by Fascists. Eliseo also helps Guido to get a job as a waiter in a fancy hotel. Guido visits a moneylender in an effort to secure a loan to open up a bookshop, and he soon realizes that the disagreeable man, Amico, who refuses his loan is also the betrothed of the woman who fell into his arms, Dora. The following series of events demonstrates what a truly extraordinary character Guido is: he is uniquely capable of manipulating his surroundings so that events that are "coincidences" take on the aura of genuine magic. It is this ability that ultimately sways Dora: on one rainy night, Guido virtually steals her away from the insipid Amico and takes her on a journey through her imagination to a place where pillows can be used as skirts, the Virgin Mary throws keys from the heavens, and red carpets unroll through darkened piazzas.
At Dora's engagement party to Amico, she decides once and for all to run away with the mysterious man who keeps appearing out of nowhere. Guido rides Uncle Eliseo's horse (which has been painted green and graffitied with the words "Jewish horse") into the ballroom and spirits her away to the home where they are to leave for several joyful years. They have a son, Giosue, who has his father's enthusiasm for life and his mother's tendency to hiccup.
A far darker event occurs: Guido begins to be harrassed by the Fascists. Soon he, Eliseo, and Giosue are taken away on a train to a concentration camp. Dora, refusing to be left behind, insists that she be allowed to go to the camp as well.
At the camp, Guido decides that he will create an elaborate ruse to protect his son from the horror of their situation. He tells Giosue that his own father took him on a "trip" just like this one when he was a boy, and that if he stays silent, does not cry or ask for his mother, and obeys all the rules, he will win points. After he wins 1,000 points, he will get first prize: a real tank. Giosue, excited at the idea, approaches the camp as a game rather than what it truly is: a prison.
The three adults go in very different directions once at the camp. Eliseo, since he is an old man, is taken to the showers. Dora goes to the women's camp, where she hears stories about the children being slaughtered and fears for the safety of her husband and son. Guido and Giosue go to the barracks, where Guido continues to imbue the darkness of the camp with an air of levity and joy. He even commandeers the loudspeaker so that he and Giosue can cry out to Dora that they miss her and love her.
Guido's hope for escape arrives when he is asked to be a waiter at an event where Doctor Lessing, an old friend of his from the restaurant back home, now a doctor in the Nazi army, will be dining. Doctor Lessing, however, ignores the gravity of Guido's situation; it seems that he only wanted Guido to wait tables at the party because he needed help solving a riddle. Desolate, Guido takes Giosue back to the barracks, but not before stopping to play the Offenbach opera that he and Dora once attended over the loudspeaker in an effort to lift his wife's spirits.
Soon the war is over, and the camp is thrown into a state of confusion and panic. All of the prisoners are being loaded onto trucks that are returning empty. Desperate to warn Dora, Guido tells Giosue to hide in a cabinet until everyone has gone, dons women's clothing, and sneaks over to the women's camp. He is discovered, but as he is marched off to his death, he manages to give his son one last moment of joy: as he walks by the cabinet where Giosue is hiding, he throws his son a wink and does a funny little walk--playing the game to the bitter end.
When morning arrives Giosue, seeing that everyone has gone, tentatively crawls out of the cabinet. He looks around in confusion and then hears a rumbling in the distance. His eyes light up: a real tank is rounding the corner! He has won! An American soldier pulls him up into the tank, and they ride out of the camp. As they pass the crowds of escaped prisoners, Giosue recognizes his mother and runs to her. She wraps him in a tight embrace. "We won!" he cries out. "Yes, we won," Dora says.
After World War I, Italy was in a state of turmoil. Political groups such as communists and anarchists were vying for attention and sway, and King Victor Emmanuel III was losing control over his country. Angry, bitter soldiers had returned to a broken country. Without the direction they were accustomed to in the military, they were aimless. Benito Mussolini gave these soldiers direction. He organized them into the "Blackshirts," groups of armed peacekeepers ready to do his bidding. In this way, Mussolini cultivated martial strength and eventually overthrew the weak government of Italy in 1922. The Fascist party ruled Italy until its fall in 1943.
Under Mussolini's rule, anti-Semitism in Italy experienced a dramatic increase. On July 14, 1938, the Ministry of Popular Culture issued a manifesto della razza, or "manifesto of the race." This manifesto declared that there is a hierarchy of races and that the Jewish race is inferior to the Aryan race. In the wake of this publication, many Jews experienced persecution, lost their homes and jobs, and eventually were shipped to concentration camps. There was little outcry after the manifesto della razza or the resulting treatment of the Jews. This is not surprising, however, because Italy's history of persecuting Jews extends back before Mussolini and the Fascist party (as long ago as the early 1800s, Italian Jews were being placed in ghettos; recall also Shakespeare's play Merchant of Venice). Thus, the lack of national indignation at these new anti-Semitic laws is understandable. The people, though uncomfortable at the harshness of these laws, were not uncomfortable enough to do anything to stop them from being implemented.
Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany joined hands as the Axis Powers in World War II. They not only joined forces on the battlefield, but they also worked together to send Jews (as well as other "problematic" citizens) to concentration camps. Many prisoners died from malnutrition, disease, exhaustion, or execution. These camps were scattered throughout Germany and Poland, with some in Italy and elsewhere. A program of euthanasia called "The Final Solution" was created during the final years of the war. This program called for the annihilation of all "undesirables." Extermination camps were set up in Poland for the purpose of killing off Jews, gypsies, and whomever else the state had a political or personal animosity towards. The extermination camps, including Auschwitz and Treblinka, killed millions. Men and women were shipped from Poland, Germany, Italy, and elsewhere to these camps. A Jew living in Italy during this time was likely to be shipped to a concentration camp or even an extermination camp. The survival rate was very low, though some survivors of these horrific camps are still alive today.
Life is Beautiful seeks to convey, for one thing, the reality of life during this period, especially life in a camp for one family in particular. But it simultaneously injects a new spirit into a story that has been told many times. This story of some of the horrors of the Holocaust includes a unique, almost lighthearted element, something beyond the material reality that on its face is so horrible. Benigni's willingness to use comedy to underscore the evils of fascism is undoubtedly shocking, but it is extremely effective in conveying Benigni's firm belief that beauty and light can be found even in the most horrible of places.
From many theme that were used in this movie, I wanna share two of them; Innocence and Bravery:
Innocence
Guido is decidedly naive, or at least, he presents himself that way. When Ferruccio describes the Schopenhauer Method to him, he takes it very seriously and very literally, failing to understand that it is a state of mind and not a magic trick. This naivete is a form of innocence that often makes him seem incapable of understanding cruelty or evil in others. When his uncle Eliseo shows him that his horse has been painted wih the words "Jewish horse," he takes it as an annoying prank rather than an omen of violence and hostility. Guido's naivete belies his faith in the good of humanity.
Giosue has the innocence of a child, and Guido fights to preserve this innocence. The game he concocts for Giosue shields him from the uglier parts of human nature. In addition to protecting his son's life, Guido protects his son's innocence. In Life is Beautiful, innocence is an outlook, not something pure that can be tainted. Though the film spans several years, Guido never learns to drive, choosing to ride a bike instead. Guido understands the misdeeds that are being done to him by the fascist leaders of the concentration camp, but he prefers to maintain a positive outlook. Giosue is exposed to the same misdeeds, but Guido imposes his positive (albeit deliberately constructed) attitude on his son. Guido chooses to cherish innocence in himself and others because he loves humanity and refuses to become jaded by man's failings.
Bravery
Bravery is an ubiquitous theme throughout Life is Beautiful. The pressures of anti-Semitism, cruelty, and prejudice affect everyone in the film, and each character's reaction to these pressures is highly indicative of his or her personal beliefs and proclivities.
Dora is a paragon of bravery, and her dilemmas in the film mirror the dilemmas faced by countless inhabitants of Italy in the 1930s. At the beginning of the film, she finds herself trapped in a relationship with a man she does not love, surrounded by socialites who do not think or act like she does. She hates her surroundings but feels helpless to escape. When Guido comes along, however, she realizes that there is another option: following her heart. She bravely leaves the safety of her surroundings to be with her true love, and she becomes far happier for having done so. Dora's sense of being swept up by the inertia of her surroundings recalls how many Italians felt when the Fascists came to power. Dora does not like what is happening in her life, but she sees no viable alternative. Likewise, many Italians felt that opposing the government was impossibly difficult and dangerous. On the one hand, their silence amounted to consent; on the other hand, their silence could be interpreted as cowardice and a lack of bravery. When Guido sweeps in on a horse and rescues Dora, he shows that such bravery is possible and highly desirable; his act serves as an allegory for (and an endorsement of) opposition to the government.
A disaster such as the Holocaust is much more complicated than a natural disaster such as a hurricane. Natural disasters test an individual's bravery but are initiated in ways that normally are wholly external to humanity. The Holocaust, in contrast, was the direct result of individual choices and decisions (and most likely not the result of an impersonal Schopenhauer-like "will").
Whereas a natural disaster can be seen as a battle between society and nature, disasters such as the Holocaust pit society against itself. During the Holocaust, each person had to analyze the situation and decide whether or not to embrace society's new values. Bravery was tested along with personal allegiances and personal values. The conflicts that arose in the wake of these complex choices tested bravery even further. For example, a Nazi official with a Jewish uncle would have had to weigh his allegiance to his state against his allegiance to his family, and the question of how to be "brave" would not have a simple answer. An Italian-Jewish farmer who owned land in Italy would have had to decide whether to flee the country or keep the land that had been in his family for ages, weighing his love for his home against his instinct for survival. Perhaps "bravery" provides too simple a scale on which to weigh the decisions of those involved in such a complicated matter. Humanity, idealism, individuality, and willpower are pertinent factors, and sometimes "doing the right thing" is not so simple as being brave or courageous in the face of risk. Brave actions depend on a host of intellectual, practical, and theological virtues.
Guido and Ferruccio find lodgings with Guido's uncle, Eliseo, who recently has come under attack by Fascists. Eliseo also helps Guido to get a job as a waiter in a fancy hotel. Guido visits a moneylender in an effort to secure a loan to open up a bookshop, and he soon realizes that the disagreeable man, Amico, who refuses his loan is also the betrothed of the woman who fell into his arms, Dora. The following series of events demonstrates what a truly extraordinary character Guido is: he is uniquely capable of manipulating his surroundings so that events that are "coincidences" take on the aura of genuine magic. It is this ability that ultimately sways Dora: on one rainy night, Guido virtually steals her away from the insipid Amico and takes her on a journey through her imagination to a place where pillows can be used as skirts, the Virgin Mary throws keys from the heavens, and red carpets unroll through darkened piazzas.
At Dora's engagement party to Amico, she decides once and for all to run away with the mysterious man who keeps appearing out of nowhere. Guido rides Uncle Eliseo's horse (which has been painted green and graffitied with the words "Jewish horse") into the ballroom and spirits her away to the home where they are to leave for several joyful years. They have a son, Giosue, who has his father's enthusiasm for life and his mother's tendency to hiccup.
A far darker event occurs: Guido begins to be harrassed by the Fascists. Soon he, Eliseo, and Giosue are taken away on a train to a concentration camp. Dora, refusing to be left behind, insists that she be allowed to go to the camp as well.
At the camp, Guido decides that he will create an elaborate ruse to protect his son from the horror of their situation. He tells Giosue that his own father took him on a "trip" just like this one when he was a boy, and that if he stays silent, does not cry or ask for his mother, and obeys all the rules, he will win points. After he wins 1,000 points, he will get first prize: a real tank. Giosue, excited at the idea, approaches the camp as a game rather than what it truly is: a prison.
The three adults go in very different directions once at the camp. Eliseo, since he is an old man, is taken to the showers. Dora goes to the women's camp, where she hears stories about the children being slaughtered and fears for the safety of her husband and son. Guido and Giosue go to the barracks, where Guido continues to imbue the darkness of the camp with an air of levity and joy. He even commandeers the loudspeaker so that he and Giosue can cry out to Dora that they miss her and love her.
Guido's hope for escape arrives when he is asked to be a waiter at an event where Doctor Lessing, an old friend of his from the restaurant back home, now a doctor in the Nazi army, will be dining. Doctor Lessing, however, ignores the gravity of Guido's situation; it seems that he only wanted Guido to wait tables at the party because he needed help solving a riddle. Desolate, Guido takes Giosue back to the barracks, but not before stopping to play the Offenbach opera that he and Dora once attended over the loudspeaker in an effort to lift his wife's spirits.
Soon the war is over, and the camp is thrown into a state of confusion and panic. All of the prisoners are being loaded onto trucks that are returning empty. Desperate to warn Dora, Guido tells Giosue to hide in a cabinet until everyone has gone, dons women's clothing, and sneaks over to the women's camp. He is discovered, but as he is marched off to his death, he manages to give his son one last moment of joy: as he walks by the cabinet where Giosue is hiding, he throws his son a wink and does a funny little walk--playing the game to the bitter end.
When morning arrives Giosue, seeing that everyone has gone, tentatively crawls out of the cabinet. He looks around in confusion and then hears a rumbling in the distance. His eyes light up: a real tank is rounding the corner! He has won! An American soldier pulls him up into the tank, and they ride out of the camp. As they pass the crowds of escaped prisoners, Giosue recognizes his mother and runs to her. She wraps him in a tight embrace. "We won!" he cries out. "Yes, we won," Dora says.
After World War I, Italy was in a state of turmoil. Political groups such as communists and anarchists were vying for attention and sway, and King Victor Emmanuel III was losing control over his country. Angry, bitter soldiers had returned to a broken country. Without the direction they were accustomed to in the military, they were aimless. Benito Mussolini gave these soldiers direction. He organized them into the "Blackshirts," groups of armed peacekeepers ready to do his bidding. In this way, Mussolini cultivated martial strength and eventually overthrew the weak government of Italy in 1922. The Fascist party ruled Italy until its fall in 1943.
Under Mussolini's rule, anti-Semitism in Italy experienced a dramatic increase. On July 14, 1938, the Ministry of Popular Culture issued a manifesto della razza, or "manifesto of the race." This manifesto declared that there is a hierarchy of races and that the Jewish race is inferior to the Aryan race. In the wake of this publication, many Jews experienced persecution, lost their homes and jobs, and eventually were shipped to concentration camps. There was little outcry after the manifesto della razza or the resulting treatment of the Jews. This is not surprising, however, because Italy's history of persecuting Jews extends back before Mussolini and the Fascist party (as long ago as the early 1800s, Italian Jews were being placed in ghettos; recall also Shakespeare's play Merchant of Venice). Thus, the lack of national indignation at these new anti-Semitic laws is understandable. The people, though uncomfortable at the harshness of these laws, were not uncomfortable enough to do anything to stop them from being implemented.
Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany joined hands as the Axis Powers in World War II. They not only joined forces on the battlefield, but they also worked together to send Jews (as well as other "problematic" citizens) to concentration camps. Many prisoners died from malnutrition, disease, exhaustion, or execution. These camps were scattered throughout Germany and Poland, with some in Italy and elsewhere. A program of euthanasia called "The Final Solution" was created during the final years of the war. This program called for the annihilation of all "undesirables." Extermination camps were set up in Poland for the purpose of killing off Jews, gypsies, and whomever else the state had a political or personal animosity towards. The extermination camps, including Auschwitz and Treblinka, killed millions. Men and women were shipped from Poland, Germany, Italy, and elsewhere to these camps. A Jew living in Italy during this time was likely to be shipped to a concentration camp or even an extermination camp. The survival rate was very low, though some survivors of these horrific camps are still alive today.
Life is Beautiful seeks to convey, for one thing, the reality of life during this period, especially life in a camp for one family in particular. But it simultaneously injects a new spirit into a story that has been told many times. This story of some of the horrors of the Holocaust includes a unique, almost lighthearted element, something beyond the material reality that on its face is so horrible. Benigni's willingness to use comedy to underscore the evils of fascism is undoubtedly shocking, but it is extremely effective in conveying Benigni's firm belief that beauty and light can be found even in the most horrible of places.
From many theme that were used in this movie, I wanna share two of them; Innocence and Bravery:
Innocence
Guido is decidedly naive, or at least, he presents himself that way. When Ferruccio describes the Schopenhauer Method to him, he takes it very seriously and very literally, failing to understand that it is a state of mind and not a magic trick. This naivete is a form of innocence that often makes him seem incapable of understanding cruelty or evil in others. When his uncle Eliseo shows him that his horse has been painted wih the words "Jewish horse," he takes it as an annoying prank rather than an omen of violence and hostility. Guido's naivete belies his faith in the good of humanity.
Giosue has the innocence of a child, and Guido fights to preserve this innocence. The game he concocts for Giosue shields him from the uglier parts of human nature. In addition to protecting his son's life, Guido protects his son's innocence. In Life is Beautiful, innocence is an outlook, not something pure that can be tainted. Though the film spans several years, Guido never learns to drive, choosing to ride a bike instead. Guido understands the misdeeds that are being done to him by the fascist leaders of the concentration camp, but he prefers to maintain a positive outlook. Giosue is exposed to the same misdeeds, but Guido imposes his positive (albeit deliberately constructed) attitude on his son. Guido chooses to cherish innocence in himself and others because he loves humanity and refuses to become jaded by man's failings.
Bravery
Bravery is an ubiquitous theme throughout Life is Beautiful. The pressures of anti-Semitism, cruelty, and prejudice affect everyone in the film, and each character's reaction to these pressures is highly indicative of his or her personal beliefs and proclivities.
Dora is a paragon of bravery, and her dilemmas in the film mirror the dilemmas faced by countless inhabitants of Italy in the 1930s. At the beginning of the film, she finds herself trapped in a relationship with a man she does not love, surrounded by socialites who do not think or act like she does. She hates her surroundings but feels helpless to escape. When Guido comes along, however, she realizes that there is another option: following her heart. She bravely leaves the safety of her surroundings to be with her true love, and she becomes far happier for having done so. Dora's sense of being swept up by the inertia of her surroundings recalls how many Italians felt when the Fascists came to power. Dora does not like what is happening in her life, but she sees no viable alternative. Likewise, many Italians felt that opposing the government was impossibly difficult and dangerous. On the one hand, their silence amounted to consent; on the other hand, their silence could be interpreted as cowardice and a lack of bravery. When Guido sweeps in on a horse and rescues Dora, he shows that such bravery is possible and highly desirable; his act serves as an allegory for (and an endorsement of) opposition to the government.
A disaster such as the Holocaust is much more complicated than a natural disaster such as a hurricane. Natural disasters test an individual's bravery but are initiated in ways that normally are wholly external to humanity. The Holocaust, in contrast, was the direct result of individual choices and decisions (and most likely not the result of an impersonal Schopenhauer-like "will").
Whereas a natural disaster can be seen as a battle between society and nature, disasters such as the Holocaust pit society against itself. During the Holocaust, each person had to analyze the situation and decide whether or not to embrace society's new values. Bravery was tested along with personal allegiances and personal values. The conflicts that arose in the wake of these complex choices tested bravery even further. For example, a Nazi official with a Jewish uncle would have had to weigh his allegiance to his state against his allegiance to his family, and the question of how to be "brave" would not have a simple answer. An Italian-Jewish farmer who owned land in Italy would have had to decide whether to flee the country or keep the land that had been in his family for ages, weighing his love for his home against his instinct for survival. Perhaps "bravery" provides too simple a scale on which to weigh the decisions of those involved in such a complicated matter. Humanity, idealism, individuality, and willpower are pertinent factors, and sometimes "doing the right thing" is not so simple as being brave or courageous in the face of risk. Brave actions depend on a host of intellectual, practical, and theological virtues.
January 12, 2021
It's basically a screenplay for the movie, stripped of atmosphere and visual presentation of comic parts, which define Italians, with their fast talking and emotional expression. None the less, it's a fascinating story of a father who wants to protect his son from the cruel reality of the world (antisemitism and the other horrors the war brings) by an unconventional way. Pretending that everything that happens is actually a part of a game, where the prize is a tank. Who would have seen that coming? Especially when everything is played flawlessly, without and backing of otherwise. There's a part in the book which, believe it or not, helped me to finally understand what the German officer was saying, while explaining the rules within the camp on his native tongue (Guido needs to translate it from German to Italian to the others and it's laughable). I know I could have watched it with subtitles on Youtube, but I prefer it this way (the entire book is in Italian). You should definitely check out the movie, as it's wining an Oscar is rightfully deserved. It's a shame Beningni's directorial career didn't continue the success (he's creepy as Pinocchio in 2002's adaptation), but take it what you get. At least we have this masterpiece of a movie, which is among my top 100 favorite movies of all time (think again if you conclude that it's an easy task: I was burned out).
April 6, 2021
زندگی زیباست، این جمله رو بارها و بارها شنیدیم اما با این فیلم میشه اون رو دید . فیلم کمدی- درامی که در نیمه اولش شما رو می خندونه اما در نیمه دوم اشکتون رو در میاره. جدای از بحث مذهب و یهودی ستیز و مسیحیت این فیلم در ستایش عشق و زندگیه. زندگی ای که ما بازیگران آن هستیم اگر اونو مثل یک بازی نگاه کنیم می توانیم ازون لذت ببریم حتی مرگ هم جزو این بازیه و مانند گوئیدو میشه با لبخند و بازی به پیشوازش رفت. به شدت تاثیرگذار بود این فیلم. اگر کسی مثل من اشکش دم مشکشه موقع دیدن فیلم یه جعبه دستمال کاغذی بزاره کنار خودش.
August 1, 2017
I also watched movie. To speak straight, it is quite beautiful story, and I can't stop crying. Also I can't read again, because this story is too beautiful to read again. Sometime tragedy is very beautiful, and tragedy teaches us what is important in our lives.
June 3, 2019
Buongiorno principessa.......
March 23, 2022
Ce livre est le texte du grand classique du cinéma ''La Vie est Belle'' réalisé par Roberto Benigni.
"Un hymne à la vie''
"Un hymne à la vie''
August 30, 2025
Guidos Mindset is one to copy.
March 1, 2019
حين يدور الحديث عن الهولوكوست وغرف الغاز نتحفز تلقائيًا.. تكفينا كلمة (معاناة اليهود) لنسنَّ لحظتها ألسنتنا وأقلامنا.. نقول في قسوة: مش مهم، في داهية، مش أغلى من ولادنا، رغم ما في هذا من مصيبة نقتل بها إنسانيتنا، وخلطٍ فج بين اليهودي والصهيوني، بين دينٍ سماوي من عند الله يعتنقه الصالح والطالح, وبين فكرٍ سياسي وعقيدة استيطانية تضم بينها للأسف حتى المسلمين!.
تعذيب اليهود خلال الحرب العالمية الثانية معروفٌ ومؤرَّخ. بالطبع كان الصهاينة شديدي الذكاء, بالطبع نجحوا فى استغلال مأساة أجدادهم أفضل استغلال لجلب استعطاف العالم - وأموالهم - مع تهويلٍ شديد في الأحداث وأعداد الضحايا كي يتم تمرير مئات المجازر الهمجية في حق الفلسطينين تحت سمع وأبصار العالم.
لكن ستظل المأساة برغم كل شىء وصمة عار في جبين البشرية,مثلها مثل كل مجزرة أنكبتْ العرب, اللاتينيين, الأوروبيين, الأفارقة.. مثل كل مجزرة وكل إبادة أو جريمة حرب تعرَّضت لها أمة أو أتباع دينٍ ما منذ فجر التاريخ.. لأن دم الأبرياء عند الله سواء.
في هذا الفيلم الإيطالي الذي أعتبره واحدًا من مفاجآت العام بالنسبة إليَّ نتابع قصة أب يهودي إيطالي إبان الحرب يتم ترحيله إلى أحد معسكرات اليهود كي يخدم السادة في حربهم المقدسة.. رحَّلوه مع ابنه الطفل وزوجته التى أبت إلا أن تصحبهم في رحلة الخطر تلك رغم أن لا ناقة لها ولا جمل.
قد كان الأمر ليغدو طبيعيًا لو كانت القصة فقط كذلك, لكن ما جعل الفيلم قطعة من الفن الأصيل في رأيي هو كم الإعجاز الذي قام به الأب ليسري أيام السجن على ابنه.. طفلٌ برىء لا يعي شيئًا ومرآة العالم بالنسبة إليه هي أبوه الذي يتعلق بيده.. أبٌ استطاع بإبداع فائق إقناعه أن كل ما يجري هو لعبة...محض لعبة يمكنهم إنهائها وقتما يحبون قبل أن يرحلوا.
استطاع بسيناريو محكم وشديد العاطفة والرقة اقناعه أنهم, مع كل المساجين, يلعبون ليفوزوا في النهاية بدبابة عملاقة يستقلها الصغير إلى بيته يباهي بها رفاقه.. بين الخطر والجحيم والمهانة والإعدام, وأنفاس الموت الخانقة التي تحدق بهم كان الأب يقاتل لا بسيفٍ ولا ببندقية، بل بروحٍ لا تعرف الإنكسار ليبتسم فى وجه ابنه ويحوّل المعسكر كله أمام عيني الصغير إلى ملعب واسع, والمأساة المؤلمة إلى ملهاة مثيرة ومضحكة.
لا دراما هنالك, لا بكائيات, لا حديثٍ عن القتل والتعذيب بين كل مشهد وآخر, لا مصمصة شفاه واستدرار للدمعات.. فقط هي لعبة قاسية ومؤلمة تتظاهر بالمرح لكنها ستدفعك للبكاء ألمًا وأنت تذكر كل طفلٍ مهما كان دينه أو جنسه راح ضحية الحرب أو الجشع أو الاحتلال وهو يظن أنه يلهو وأن الكبار ليسوا بهذا الغباء ولا على تلك القسوة.
شاهدوا الفيلم, وتحمّلوا فقط بعض بساطته في البداية التى تصل إلى حد السذاجة.. لأن في فصله الثاني وحتى تتر النهاية يكمن السحر والإبداع كله.
أرشحه بقوة لهواة السينما الحقيقية, والفن الذي يجعل من الإنسان انسانًا
حسام عادل
05.08.2016
تعذيب اليهود خلال الحرب العالمية الثانية معروفٌ ومؤرَّخ. بالطبع كان الصهاينة شديدي الذكاء, بالطبع نجحوا فى استغلال مأساة أجدادهم أفضل استغلال لجلب استعطاف العالم - وأموالهم - مع تهويلٍ شديد في الأحداث وأعداد الضحايا كي يتم تمرير مئات المجازر الهمجية في حق الفلسطينين تحت سمع وأبصار العالم.
لكن ستظل المأساة برغم كل شىء وصمة عار في جبين البشرية,مثلها مثل كل مجزرة أنكبتْ العرب, اللاتينيين, الأوروبيين, الأفارقة.. مثل كل مجزرة وكل إبادة أو جريمة حرب تعرَّضت لها أمة أو أتباع دينٍ ما منذ فجر التاريخ.. لأن دم الأبرياء عند الله سواء.
في هذا الفيلم الإيطالي الذي أعتبره واحدًا من مفاجآت العام بالنسبة إليَّ نتابع قصة أب يهودي إيطالي إبان الحرب يتم ترحيله إلى أحد معسكرات اليهود كي يخدم السادة في حربهم المقدسة.. رحَّلوه مع ابنه الطفل وزوجته التى أبت إلا أن تصحبهم في رحلة الخطر تلك رغم أن لا ناقة لها ولا جمل.
قد كان الأمر ليغدو طبيعيًا لو كانت القصة فقط كذلك, لكن ما جعل الفيلم قطعة من الفن الأصيل في رأيي هو كم الإعجاز الذي قام به الأب ليسري أيام السجن على ابنه.. طفلٌ برىء لا يعي شيئًا ومرآة العالم بالنسبة إليه هي أبوه الذي يتعلق بيده.. أبٌ استطاع بإبداع فائق إقناعه أن كل ما يجري هو لعبة...محض لعبة يمكنهم إنهائها وقتما يحبون قبل أن يرحلوا.
استطاع بسيناريو محكم وشديد العاطفة والرقة اقناعه أنهم, مع كل المساجين, يلعبون ليفوزوا في النهاية بدبابة عملاقة يستقلها الصغير إلى بيته يباهي بها رفاقه.. بين الخطر والجحيم والمهانة والإعدام, وأنفاس الموت الخانقة التي تحدق بهم كان الأب يقاتل لا بسيفٍ ولا ببندقية، بل بروحٍ لا تعرف الإنكسار ليبتسم فى وجه ابنه ويحوّل المعسكر كله أمام عيني الصغير إلى ملعب واسع, والمأساة المؤلمة إلى ملهاة مثيرة ومضحكة.
لا دراما هنالك, لا بكائيات, لا حديثٍ عن القتل والتعذيب بين كل مشهد وآخر, لا مصمصة شفاه واستدرار للدمعات.. فقط هي لعبة قاسية ومؤلمة تتظاهر بالمرح لكنها ستدفعك للبكاء ألمًا وأنت تذكر كل طفلٍ مهما كان دينه أو جنسه راح ضحية الحرب أو الجشع أو الاحتلال وهو يظن أنه يلهو وأن الكبار ليسوا بهذا الغباء ولا على تلك القسوة.
شاهدوا الفيلم, وتحمّلوا فقط بعض بساطته في البداية التى تصل إلى حد السذاجة.. لأن في فصله الثاني وحتى تتر النهاية يكمن السحر والإبداع كله.
أرشحه بقوة لهواة السينما الحقيقية, والفن الذي يجعل من الإنسان انسانًا
حسام عادل
05.08.2016
September 26, 2007
ife is Beautiful is a book about many things. It is a book about the Holocaust. It is a book about the spirit of one man defying the might of the German war machine. It is a book about love, about persistence. It is a book about resilience.
Above all, it is a book about parenting. It is a book about a father who, in the midst of all the misery and terror of a concentration camp, in the midst of the horrors taking place around him, never loses sight of the perspective of his young son.
Just so the little boy should not feel fear, the father pretends that the entire concentration camp experience is an elaborate game, translating the stentorian orders of the German soldiers into loud Italian (and not being faithful to the original German of course), pretending that the whole thing is an elaborate game of cops and robbers, a game of hide and seek.
I know it's just a book and that in real life, practical considerations abound. But it's an inspiration nonetheless.
Above all, it is a book about parenting. It is a book about a father who, in the midst of all the misery and terror of a concentration camp, in the midst of the horrors taking place around him, never loses sight of the perspective of his young son.
Just so the little boy should not feel fear, the father pretends that the entire concentration camp experience is an elaborate game, translating the stentorian orders of the German soldiers into loud Italian (and not being faithful to the original German of course), pretending that the whole thing is an elaborate game of cops and robbers, a game of hide and seek.
I know it's just a book and that in real life, practical considerations abound. But it's an inspiration nonetheless.
July 13, 2023
From the book:
Uncle: Look at sunflowers bowing to the sun. If you see one bowed too low, it means it's dead. You are serving, but you're no servant!
Dora: Don't you know that it takes very little to make me happy: a chocolate ice cream, maybe two; a nice walk together and then whatever happens, happens.
Guido: Joshua, if I should be a little late, don't you move, don't come out! You have to wait, don't come out until it is absolutely quiet and you can't see anyone for miles. Just to be sure! Okay? Now repeat what I just said.
Uncle: Look at sunflowers bowing to the sun. If you see one bowed too low, it means it's dead. You are serving, but you're no servant!
Dora: Don't you know that it takes very little to make me happy: a chocolate ice cream, maybe two; a nice walk together and then whatever happens, happens.
Guido: Joshua, if I should be a little late, don't you move, don't come out! You have to wait, don't come out until it is absolutely quiet and you can't see anyone for miles. Just to be sure! Okay? Now repeat what I just said.
September 19, 2021
Este libro está escrito como guión y es rápido y fácil de leer.
Es una historia muy linda y destacable ya que no es solo un escrito acerca del holocausto.
La historia de amor pareciera sacada de un cuento.
Es más que destacable todo el actuar de Guido por su hijo.
Es una historia muy linda y destacable ya que no es solo un escrito acerca del holocausto.
La historia de amor pareciera sacada de un cuento.
Es más que destacable todo el actuar de Guido por su hijo.
August 27, 2024
Una delle migliori commedie drammatiche che ci siano. Benigni riesce a caricaturare uno dei capitoli più oscuri della storia umana in modo tale da non sembrare di cattivo gusto, ma piuttosto descrivere perfettamente la disumanità dei nazisti.
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June 9, 2010what i learned from this book is that we should value life because, even though sometimes we might face things that no one else will, we should never give up and always try our best!
October 30, 2025
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داستان کتاب در زمان جنگ جهانی دوم در ایتالیا روایت میشه. داستان را میشه به دو بخش تقسیم کرد بخش اول زندهگی و عشق را روایت میکنه و بخش دوم جنگ و اسارت را. قهرمان داستان به ما نشان میدهد که حتی در بدترین شرایط هم میتوان با عشق و تخیل زندهگی را زیبا دید. قدرت عشق پدرانهی قهرمان داستان موجب فداکاری و محافظت از پسرش میشود. داستان موضوع انسانیت، جنگ و نژادپرستی را به چالش میکشد. امتیاز: ۶ از ۱۰.
(خطر لو رفتن داستان (اسپویل))
کتاب با ورود مردی سادهدل و پرانرژی به نام گوئیدو به شهر آغاز میشود.
او مردی شوخطبع، خیالپرداز و عاشق زندهگی است.
بهصورت تصادفی با دختری معلم به نام دورا آشنا میشود.
با طنز و خلاقیتش، دل دورا را (که نامزد مردی ثروتمند و سرد است) میبرد و با او ازدواج میکند.
نتیجهی این عشق، پسری به نام جاشواست.
زندهگیشان پر از شادی، محبت و بازیهای کودکانه است.
با شروع جنگ جهانی دوم و اشغال ایتالیا توسط آلمانها، زندهگی خانوادهگی آنها دگرگون میشود.
چون گوئیدو یهودی است، او و پسرش توسط نیروهای نازی دستگیر و بهوسیلهی قطار به اردوگاه کار اجباری فرستاده میشوند.
دورا (که یهودی نیست) داوطلبانه سوار همان قطار میشود تا کنار شوهر و پسرش بماند.
در اردوگاه، گوئیدو حقیقت وحشتناکِ اسارت را از پسرش پنهان میکند.
به او میگوید که همهچیز یک بازی بزرگ است و هرکس امتیاز بیشتری بگیرد، در آخر برندهی تانک واقعی میشود.
او با شوخطبعی، قوانین اردوگاه را طوری توضیح میدهد که پسرش باور کند واقعا در حال بازی است.
به این ترتیب، پسر کوچک از ترس، گرسنهگی و وحشت در امان میماند.
وقتی بچهها و مسنترها را به اتاق گاز میفرستند تا کشته شوند جاشوا پنهان میشود و زنده میماند و از آن به بعد جاشوا به صورت پنهانی زندهگی میکند.
در پایان، آلمانیها تصمیم به کشتن زندانیان میگیرند.
گوئیدو به پسرش میگوید بازی تمام شده، فقط باید تا صبح پنهان بماند تا جایزه را بگیرد.
گوئیدو سپس دستگیر و کشته میشود.
صبح روز بعد، اردوگاه آزاد میشود و پسرش نجات مییابد.
او در حالی که فکر میکند در «بازی» برنده شده با تانک آمریکایی (که انگار واقعاً برنده شده) از اردوگاه خارج میشود و در مسیر مادرش را میبیند.
داستان کتاب در زمان جنگ جهانی دوم در ایتالیا روایت میشه. داستان را میشه به دو بخش تقسیم کرد بخش اول زندهگی و عشق را روایت میکنه و بخش دوم جنگ و اسارت را. قهرمان داستان به ما نشان میدهد که حتی در بدترین شرایط هم میتوان با عشق و تخیل زندهگی را زیبا دید. قدرت عشق پدرانهی قهرمان داستان موجب فداکاری و محافظت از پسرش میشود. داستان موضوع انسانیت، جنگ و نژادپرستی را به چالش میکشد. امتیاز: ۶ از ۱۰.
(خطر لو رفتن داستان (اسپویل))
کتاب با ورود مردی سادهدل و پرانرژی به نام گوئیدو به شهر آغاز میشود.
او مردی شوخطبع، خیالپرداز و عاشق زندهگی است.
بهصورت تصادفی با دختری معلم به نام دورا آشنا میشود.
با طنز و خلاقیتش، دل دورا را (که نامزد مردی ثروتمند و سرد است) میبرد و با او ازدواج میکند.
نتیجهی این عشق، پسری به نام جاشواست.
زندهگیشان پر از شادی، محبت و بازیهای کودکانه است.
با شروع جنگ جهانی دوم و اشغال ایتالیا توسط آلمانها، زندهگی خانوادهگی آنها دگرگون میشود.
چون گوئیدو یهودی است، او و پسرش توسط نیروهای نازی دستگیر و بهوسیلهی قطار به اردوگاه کار اجباری فرستاده میشوند.
دورا (که یهودی نیست) داوطلبانه سوار همان قطار میشود تا کنار شوهر و پسرش بماند.
در اردوگاه، گوئیدو حقیقت وحشتناکِ اسارت را از پسرش پنهان میکند.
به او میگوید که همهچیز یک بازی بزرگ است و هرکس امتیاز بیشتری بگیرد، در آخر برندهی تانک واقعی میشود.
او با شوخطبعی، قوانین اردوگاه را طوری توضیح میدهد که پسرش باور کند واقعا در حال بازی است.
به این ترتیب، پسر کوچک از ترس، گرسنهگی و وحشت در امان میماند.
وقتی بچهها و مسنترها را به اتاق گاز میفرستند تا کشته شوند جاشوا پنهان میشود و زنده میماند و از آن به بعد جاشوا به صورت پنهانی زندهگی میکند.
در پایان، آلمانیها تصمیم به کشتن زندانیان میگیرند.
گوئیدو به پسرش میگوید بازی تمام شده، فقط باید تا صبح پنهان بماند تا جایزه را بگیرد.
گوئیدو سپس دستگیر و کشته میشود.
صبح روز بعد، اردوگاه آزاد میشود و پسرش نجات مییابد.
او در حالی که فکر میکند در «بازی» برنده شده با تانک آمریکایی (که انگار واقعاً برنده شده) از اردوگاه خارج میشود و در مسیر مادرش را میبیند.
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October 9, 2025
Je trouve ça original de partir d'une période si triste et pesante et d'en faire une comédie (même si la deuxième partie fait clairement moins rire). L'humour reste le fil directeur de l'histoire et c'est l'environnement qui se dégrade progressivement. Bref, c'est interessant et malin de parler de régime fasciste et de génocide de telle façon.
December 23, 2025
Lo leí cuando era una niña, es hermoso.
October 13, 2025
تدور أحداث هذا الجزء من الفيلم في توسكانا خلال الحرب العالمية الثانية، ويحكي قصة أب مخلص يجب عليه أن يستخدم ذكائه وإبداعه لإنقاذ عائلته من أهوال الاحتلال النازي المتصاعدة.
July 1, 2025
زندگی زیباست ساخته روبرتو بنینی، فیلمیست که در نگاه اول ترکیبی غیرمعمول از طنز و تراژدی را در دل یک فاجعهی بزرگ تاریخی ارائه میدهد؛ فیلمی که تلاش میکند با زبانی شیرین و دلنشین، روح مقاومت و امید را در دل تلخیهای هولوکاست زنده نگه دارد. این اثر، برخلاف بسیاری از فیلمهای مرتبط با جنگ جهانی دوم و کشتار یهودیان، از زاویهی نگاه یک پدر و شوخطبعیاش به این واقعه نگاه میکند و به همین دلیل، هم تحسینبرانگیز و هم بحثبرانگیز است.
روبرتو بنینی در نقش گویدو، مردی با قلبی بزرگ و ذهنی خلاق، میکوشد دنیای سیاه و خشونتبار اردوگاههای کار اجباری را برای پسر کوچک خود به یک بازی بدل کند؛ بازیای که هم محافظت روانی است و هم مبارزهای ناپیدا با ظلم و مرگ. این نگاه شاعرانه و امیدوارانه به واقعیت وحشتناک، فیلم را از یک روایت صرفاً تراژیک به اثری تبدیل میکند که از عمق رنجها، نوری از انسانیت و عشق میتاباند.
فیلم در ساختار رواییاش، موفق میشود تعادل ظریفی میان طنز و غم برقرار کند؛ طنزی که نه صرفاً برای خنداندن، بلکه به عنوان سپری در برابر تلخیهای زندگی عمل میکند و غمی که هرگز اجازه نمیدهد شادی بیپایه و بیمعنا به نظر برسد. بازی درخشان بنینی، همزمان ساده و تأثیرگذار است و توانسته است به نمادی از پایداری و عشق پدری تبدیل شود.
زندگی زیباست فراتر از یک فیلم جنگی است؛ این اثر فلسفی، داستان مقاومت روح انسانی در برابر ظلم، بیعدالتی و نابودی است. فیلم در عین حال نقدی است بر واقعیتهای تاریخی و اجتماعی، اما بدون آنکه از مسیر انسانی و عاطفی خود منحرف شود. رویکرد بنینی به هولوکاست، اگرچه با برخی انتقادات مواجه شده، اما به عنوان تلاشی برای حفظ کرامت انسانی در شرایط غیرانسانی، ارزشمند و منحصربهفرد است.
موسیقی زیبا و فضای صمیمانه فیلم، به شدت در تأثیرگذاری اثر نقش دارند و هر لحظه از فیلم را به یادماندنی میکنند. زندگی زیباست، با داستانی ساده اما عمیق، یک یادآوریست برای همه که حتی در تاریکترین لحظات، نور امید و محبت میتواند راهی برای ادامه زندگی باشد؛ داستانی که هر بار دیدنش، به رغم تلخیها، حس زندگی و مقاومت را در جان مخاطب زنده میکند.
روبرتو بنینی در نقش گویدو، مردی با قلبی بزرگ و ذهنی خلاق، میکوشد دنیای سیاه و خشونتبار اردوگاههای کار اجباری را برای پسر کوچک خود به یک بازی بدل کند؛ بازیای که هم محافظت روانی است و هم مبارزهای ناپیدا با ظلم و مرگ. این نگاه شاعرانه و امیدوارانه به واقعیت وحشتناک، فیلم را از یک روایت صرفاً تراژیک به اثری تبدیل میکند که از عمق رنجها، نوری از انسانیت و عشق میتاباند.
فیلم در ساختار رواییاش، موفق میشود تعادل ظریفی میان طنز و غم برقرار کند؛ طنزی که نه صرفاً برای خنداندن، بلکه به عنوان سپری در برابر تلخیهای زندگی عمل میکند و غمی که هرگز اجازه نمیدهد شادی بیپایه و بیمعنا به نظر برسد. بازی درخشان بنینی، همزمان ساده و تأثیرگذار است و توانسته است به نمادی از پایداری و عشق پدری تبدیل شود.
زندگی زیباست فراتر از یک فیلم جنگی است؛ این اثر فلسفی، داستان مقاومت روح انسانی در برابر ظلم، بیعدالتی و نابودی است. فیلم در عین حال نقدی است بر واقعیتهای تاریخی و اجتماعی، اما بدون آنکه از مسیر انسانی و عاطفی خود منحرف شود. رویکرد بنینی به هولوکاست، اگرچه با برخی انتقادات مواجه شده، اما به عنوان تلاشی برای حفظ کرامت انسانی در شرایط غیرانسانی، ارزشمند و منحصربهفرد است.
موسیقی زیبا و فضای صمیمانه فیلم، به شدت در تأثیرگذاری اثر نقش دارند و هر لحظه از فیلم را به یادماندنی میکنند. زندگی زیباست، با داستانی ساده اما عمیق، یک یادآوریست برای همه که حتی در تاریکترین لحظات، نور امید و محبت میتواند راهی برای ادامه زندگی باشد؛ داستانی که هر بار دیدنش، به رغم تلخیها، حس زندگی و مقاومت را در جان مخاطب زنده میکند.
November 16, 2010
Life is beautiful
by Roberto Benigni
Life is beautiful based on our interpretation of life. Things might not look right for us but we are able to get through things by having a positive attitude. Life is about the choices that we make and how we make the best of the things that we see. Everything has a bright side when we look at things and we should always have a positive attitude.
This book talks about a man who live happily and found the woman of his dream. This lovely couple had a kid together and formed a family of 3. The family lived very happily together and they enjoy spending time with one another because of their attitudes. While the holocaust takes place and separate the family from seeing one another. Even though they have to work extremely hard in concentration camps and go through a lot of struggles, they wanted to survive in order to see their family members once again. The attitude play an important role for this type of determination.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is going through struggles in their life. Although things might be hard, we should have a positive attitude in life and see everything as beautiful. In order to live our lives to the fullest, we must cherish all the good times and moments that make us happy.
by Roberto Benigni
Life is beautiful based on our interpretation of life. Things might not look right for us but we are able to get through things by having a positive attitude. Life is about the choices that we make and how we make the best of the things that we see. Everything has a bright side when we look at things and we should always have a positive attitude.
This book talks about a man who live happily and found the woman of his dream. This lovely couple had a kid together and formed a family of 3. The family lived very happily together and they enjoy spending time with one another because of their attitudes. While the holocaust takes place and separate the family from seeing one another. Even though they have to work extremely hard in concentration camps and go through a lot of struggles, they wanted to survive in order to see their family members once again. The attitude play an important role for this type of determination.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is going through struggles in their life. Although things might be hard, we should have a positive attitude in life and see everything as beautiful. In order to live our lives to the fullest, we must cherish all the good times and moments that make us happy.
January 12, 2014
هذا الفيلم الإيطالي والذي يحكي قصة جويدو اليهودي وعائلته وما تعرضوا له من قِبل الألمان خلال الحرب العالمية الثانية
لا تهمني الوقائع تاريخيا أو الأحداث ... فهناك من الأفام والكتب عن هذا الموضوع الكثير والتي تُغرقنا في وصف هذه المأساة التي حصلت
ولكن ما لفت الانتباه طوال الفيلم ... هو شخصية جويدو .. التي ما لبثت منذ ظهورها وحتى اختفائها إلا وهي تأخذ كل الأحداث بإيجابية ترسم بها الابتسامة دائما
وعلاقته بابنه وكيف استطاع بهذه الروح والابتسامة أن يرسم لابنه في ذلك المكان الذي جمعوهم فيه لتعذيبهم وقتل كثيرٍ منهم ... استطاع أن يرسم لابنه فيه أجمل أوقات حياته
صعب أن نتخيل روحا كهذه .... ولكننا متى أدركنا أن روحنا هي التي تُحدد سعادتنا أو حُزننا ... ليس ما حولنا
فكم منّا يحزنه من الأمور بشدة ما قد فقط يثير شعورا بالضيق عند الآخر دون حزن ... فالمسألة هي كيف تترجم أرواحنا وقلوبنا ما يحصل وكيف تتعامل معه
ونحن أحقّ الناس بهذا .. إذ أن ديننا ورسولنا الكريم عليه أفضل صلاة وأتم تسليم يؤكدان على هذا
من خلال هذا الحديث النبوي الشريف :
" قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عجبا لأمر المؤمن إن أمره كله خير وليس ذاك لأحد إلا للمؤمن إن أصابته سراء شكر فكان خيرا له وإن أصابته ضراء صبر فكان خيرا له"
رواه مسلم
لا تهمني الوقائع تاريخيا أو الأحداث ... فهناك من الأفام والكتب عن هذا الموضوع الكثير والتي تُغرقنا في وصف هذه المأساة التي حصلت
ولكن ما لفت الانتباه طوال الفيلم ... هو شخصية جويدو .. التي ما لبثت منذ ظهورها وحتى اختفائها إلا وهي تأخذ كل الأحداث بإيجابية ترسم بها الابتسامة دائما
وعلاقته بابنه وكيف استطاع بهذه الروح والابتسامة أن يرسم لابنه في ذلك المكان الذي جمعوهم فيه لتعذيبهم وقتل كثيرٍ منهم ... استطاع أن يرسم لابنه فيه أجمل أوقات حياته
صعب أن نتخيل روحا كهذه .... ولكننا متى أدركنا أن روحنا هي التي تُحدد سعادتنا أو حُزننا ... ليس ما حولنا
فكم منّا يحزنه من الأمور بشدة ما قد فقط يثير شعورا بالضيق عند الآخر دون حزن ... فالمسألة هي كيف تترجم أرواحنا وقلوبنا ما يحصل وكيف تتعامل معه
ونحن أحقّ الناس بهذا .. إذ أن ديننا ورسولنا الكريم عليه أفضل صلاة وأتم تسليم يؤكدان على هذا
من خلال هذا الحديث النبوي الشريف :
" قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عجبا لأمر المؤمن إن أمره كله خير وليس ذاك لأحد إلا للمؤمن إن أصابته سراء شكر فكان خيرا له وإن أصابته ضراء صبر فكان خيرا له"
رواه مسلم
February 11, 2009
Lifeis beautiful.. cerita yang jarang sekali ada.. pengarangnya dengan jenius mengkombinasikan antara humor dan kisah tragis... walaupun aku sangat tidak suka dengan kaum Yahudi yang sampai saat ini terus mengacau dunia.. tapi di film ini drama tragis pembantaian Nazi dapat membuat banyak simpati. ceritanya bersetting orang-orang Yahudi yang ditangkap zaman Hitler. terdapat sebuah keluarga ayah, ibu dan seorang anak lelaki yang ditangkap dan dimasukkan ke kamp konsentrasi... si ayah berusaha membuat anaknya tidak menyadari bahwa mereka sedang berada dalam bahaya... si ayah berusaha agar anaknya hanya tahu kalau mereka sedang ikut dalam sebuah permainan... kisah tragisnya sampai ayahnya meninggal karena dieksekusi si anak belum tahu kejadian sebenarnya... menyentuh...perjuangan seorang ayah untuk menunjukkan bahwa hidup itu indah pada anaknya dengan hal-hal konyol yang menyerempet bahaya.... Two tumbs up.. tapi ak tetap nggak suka sama Yahudi... kita nggak bakalan dapet susah klo kita berusaha nggak nyusahin orang lain
October 19, 2012
La vita è Bella ist in zwei Teile aufgeteilt, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Der erste Teil ist unglaublich lustig, romantisch und fröhlich, während der zweite Teil grausam traurig ist. Das Buch ist auf jeden Fall lesenswert, wer jedoch Filme bevorzugt, dem kann ich auch den Film zum Buch empfehlen.
Natürlich ist das Thema Holocaust inzwischen etwas abgegriffen, aber ich finde, dass man das Buch trotzdem lesen kann. Da wir uns nämlich in Italien befinden, kann man das Ganze von einer etwas anderen Seite sehen und neben dem Holocaust, geht es ja vor alles um Guido, der eine unglaublich beeindruckende Persönlichkeit ist.
Dann noch etwas zur Sprache. Ich habe das Buch nach etwas mehr als einem Jahr Italienischunterricht gelesen und ziemlich gut verstanden. Klar muss man ein paar wichtige Wörter nachschlagen, aber trotzdem denke ich, dass es sich loht es in Originalsprache zu lesen.
Natürlich ist das Thema Holocaust inzwischen etwas abgegriffen, aber ich finde, dass man das Buch trotzdem lesen kann. Da wir uns nämlich in Italien befinden, kann man das Ganze von einer etwas anderen Seite sehen und neben dem Holocaust, geht es ja vor alles um Guido, der eine unglaublich beeindruckende Persönlichkeit ist.
Dann noch etwas zur Sprache. Ich habe das Buch nach etwas mehr als einem Jahr Italienischunterricht gelesen und ziemlich gut verstanden. Klar muss man ein paar wichtige Wörter nachschlagen, aber trotzdem denke ich, dass es sich loht es in Originalsprache zu lesen.
June 19, 2025
Un par de horas de haber terminado éste libro y sigo sin superarlo. Terminé llorando como niña chiquita, abrazada del libro.
Imposible soltarlo, veía la película en mi mente, escuchaba las voces en mi cabeza... EL OMBILIIIIIGOOOO!! ❤️😆
Es que es precioso.
Guido hará todo lo que esté en su capacidad para proteger el cuerpo, la mente y la inocencia de su hijo Giosué, durante la Italia ocupada por los nazis en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Tendrá que sacar todo su humor, toda su inventiva, toda su creatividad para que su hijo no se entere de los horrores que suceden justo a un lado de ellos.
Precioso libro, si no les gustan los libros de éste tema, dénse una oportunidad con éste, no se van a arrepentir.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5
Imposible soltarlo, veía la película en mi mente, escuchaba las voces en mi cabeza... EL OMBILIIIIIGOOOO!! ❤️😆
Es que es precioso.
Guido hará todo lo que esté en su capacidad para proteger el cuerpo, la mente y la inocencia de su hijo Giosué, durante la Italia ocupada por los nazis en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Tendrá que sacar todo su humor, toda su inventiva, toda su creatividad para que su hijo no se entere de los horrores que suceden justo a un lado de ellos.
Precioso libro, si no les gustan los libros de éste tema, dénse una oportunidad con éste, no se van a arrepentir.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5
May 29, 2023
4.5 ★
What an absolute heartbreaking story. I read the book for the second time and still found it just as touching. An incredibly strong family relationship and a great love that you can see between Guido, his wife and their son. The principle of the play is so creative and is on one hand beautiful as a terrible time is embellished, and at the same time incredibly sad as the hard truth is strongly recognizable.
I read it in Italian and it was quite understandable and written in a clear way. The vocabulary is not too broad and since there is a lot of dialogue, it's a quick and smooth read. You have to watch the film too!
What an absolute heartbreaking story. I read the book for the second time and still found it just as touching. An incredibly strong family relationship and a great love that you can see between Guido, his wife and their son. The principle of the play is so creative and is on one hand beautiful as a terrible time is embellished, and at the same time incredibly sad as the hard truth is strongly recognizable.
I read it in Italian and it was quite understandable and written in a clear way. The vocabulary is not too broad and since there is a lot of dialogue, it's a quick and smooth read. You have to watch the film too!
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September 2, 2008First of all, if you haven't- you need to SEE THIS MOVIE! It is one of my all time favorites. If it isn't too annoying, listen to it in Italian and read the English subtitles- it's so much better than the English-dubbed version. It's such a touching story- which was why I was so excited when I saw there was a book. I knew I would want a copy to keep and ordered it online. I was pretty disappointed when I realized it wasn't a novel, but a screenplay! Oh well, the movie is wonderful! So at least I can vouch for that!
February 12, 2021
Il libro è la sceneggiatura del film "La vita è bella" di Roberto Benigni e Vincenzo Cerami. Mentre lo si legge si può provare tutta l'emozione del film ed è come rivederlo direttamente sullo schermo. Il libro è impreziosito con una prefazione dello stesso Benigni che racconta, con il suo modo unico, come la storia sia nata e come si è sviluppata nel film vincitore di tre premi Oscar. Ci sono anche degli inserti in bianco e nero che raffigurano scene del film. Un libro assolutamente da leggere che fa rivivere uno dei più bei film italiani di sempre.
January 3, 2025
This is not just a screenplay, it’s a masterpiece of words that paints as vividly as the movie itself. The dialogue and narrative are as colorful and alive as the unforgettable performances that brought them to life. Each line carries the same beauty and sorrow that make the film so iconic. Even on paper, it’s beautiful and devastating in equal measure.
buongiorno principessa!!
buongiorno principessa!!
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September 19, 2007salammmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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bebin ye chizi
man taze omadam balad nistam add konam mishe yadam bediiiiiiiiiiii
in id mane ezrailam_badjor
mr10+10+10
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khobiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
bebin ye chizi
man taze omadam balad nistam add konam mishe yadam bediiiiiiiiiiii
in id mane ezrailam_badjor
mr10+10+10
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March 8, 2017
(Recensione basata sull'edizione seguente a questa. Bianca copertina flessibile ma con credito completo anche a Vincenzo Cerami e con foto ritraente padre e figlio entrambi in pigiama a righe).
Sceneggiatura originale.
Sceneggiatura originale.
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