MOVIE FACTS 

MOVIE REVIEW ()  OUR VERDICT :"A PEARL !!! "
THIS MOVIE IS ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED 1998 MOVIES, EVENTHOUGH IT'S ITALIAN.

IT CASTS ROBERO BENIGNI AS AN ITALIAN JEWISH WHO HAVE TO FACE THE TERROR OF NAZI RACISM : WHEN HE IS TAKEN TO A CONCENTRATION CAMP,HE PRETENDS IT'S A GREAT GAME SO THAT HIS SON DOESN'T SEE THE HORRORS OF WAR .

THE SCRIPT IS EXCELLENT AND VERY TOUCHING. IT'S DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS WHICH CAN BE RESUMED BY :HAPPINESS AND HOPE !

THE CAST IS PERFECT AND ROBERTO BENIGNI ENLIGHTENS THE SCREEN WITH HIS CHAPLIN-LIKE WAY TO ACT DELIVERING BOTH LAUGHTER AND PASSION TO THE VIEWER.

OTHER ACTORS ARE ALSO EXCELLENT (ESPECIALLY THE LITTLE BOY )

BEEING ALSO A DIRECTOR, ROBERTO BENIGNI FACED THE DIFFICULTIES OF TRANSMITTING WAR IN A "COMIC" WAY BUT HE OVERCAME THESE OBSTACLES AND MADE A TOP MOVIE.

THE AWARD WINNING MUSIC IS VERY EXPRESSIVE AND GIVES THE MOVIE A CERTAIN DIMENSION. OVERALL, THIS MOVIE IS GR8 AND ,IN MY OPINION, MUST BE WATCHED IN ITALIAN.

DVD REVIEW ()
 THE DVD IS VERY GOOD.

IT CONTAINS MANY FEATURES : FIRST OF ALL, THE MO VIE IS PRESENTED IN ENGLISH WHICH IS GOOD FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO SEE IT IN ITALIAN.

YOU ALSO HAVE A VERY GOOD MAKING OF THAT SHOWS THE DIFFICULTIES THE MOVIE HAD TO OVERCOME. THERE ARE ALSO SOME THEATRICAL TRAILER.

facts :
runtime : 116MIN
languages : ENGLISH (5.1),ITALIAN
subtitles : ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN

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