One of the Greatest movies i've seen; Roberto Benigni's "la vita e bella"... Features a very optimistic man ignoring all the ugly things that surround him.. trying to prove that YES, anything can be beautiful...
"At the center of the fable is Guido (ROBERTO BENIGNI), an enchanting individual with childlike innocence and grand dreams of owning his own book shop. It's 1939, and he has come to the Tuscan town of Arrezzo with his poet friend Ferruccio (SERGIO BUSTRIC). With unabashed humor and joy, the two seek fortune and romance, ignoring the growing anti-Semitism and Fascist government that surrounds them. Guido falls in love with Dora (NICOLETTA BRASCHI), a beautiful young school teacher, and a fairy tale romance ensues."
"Several years later, Guido and Dora are married and have a son, Giosuè (GIORGIO CANTARINI) and Guido has finally opened the book shop of his dreams. But now, the occasional bigotries Guido once ignored have become Racial Laws with which he must come to terms. Throughout it all, Guido determines to shield his son from the brutal reality governing their lives."
"This determination becomes a matter of life and death when Guido and his son are sent to a concentration camp three months before the war's end. Of her own accord, and out of her love for them, Dora deports herself on the same train. Now, in this unimaginable world, Guido must use his bold imagination and every ounce of his indefatigable spirit to save those he loves."
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