Nicoletta Braschi

again that achieving the impossible has always helped humanity in some way. For example, the discovery of electricity was revolutionary. It changed the way in which the world worked. So every time something impossible has been achieved, it has always been proven to bring some good to either a group of people, or all of humanity. In the film, “Life is Beautiful” a very strong and inspirational message is sent out to the audience. It is that one should enjoy life no matter what type of situation they are in and appreciate the fact that they are still alive. In the film, Roberto Benigi plays the role of Guido Orefice who is a happy-go-lucky man that enjoys life to the fullest. Eventually, he marries his love Dora, played by Nicoletta Braschi and they both have a child named Giosué which is played by Giorgio Cantarini. Since Guido and Giosué were Jewish, they were taken by the Nazi and put in a concentration camp. When they…

discrimination and fall of a race. La vita è bella (Original title: Life is Beautiful) will certainly leave you in awe once you finish the film. According to IMDB (n.d.), it lavished prestigious awards including three Oscars (1999), one from the Cannes Film Festival (1998), four Italian Golden Globes (1998) and one Grammy Award (2000). The Italian film was directed by Roberto Benigni and was released on 20th December 1997 in Italy. It was subtitled and translated into English for the United…

are forced onto a train and taken to a concentration camp together with many other Jews. Guido as a father of one child, made a way to hide their real situation. He explained that they were in a complicated game wherein every task will earn them points. He don't want his son to know what their real situation is because for every child, it's frightening. He wants his son to enjoy life and when time comes, he'll face life bravely. Guido's smiles and stories made his son believe him without his…

Life is Beautiful is a 1997 Italian film that was directed and starred in by Roberto Benigni. This film portrays the intertwining lives of a Jewish male named Guido (Benigni) and an Italian female named Dora (Nicoletta Braschi). Set in Italy during World War 2, Benigni’s film brings to the forefront the matter of discrimination and hatred spewed at Jews in a comedic manner. Utilizing his comedic strength, Benigni is able to address the touchy topic while ironically limiting the Nazi aggression…

Shmuel and Bruno to be constantly meeting. So, therefore it isn 't possible for Shmuel to alive for very long. It film showed, imagery through the apparel of characters for example "Bruno is an adorable and cherubic [versus], while Shmuel is portrayed as dirty and starving, with a shaved head and broken teeth," (McGlothin ,2014). This imagery showed status, of being a Jewish boy versus being a German boy who is fit, and well fed. The next Hollywood film that is looked brings comedy into…

tragedy and loss that has been experienced by all victims of the holocaust. There are many similarities perceived between “The Shawl” and “The Lonely Child”. Rosa is forever separated from Magda when the Nazi soldier grabs her and takes her towards the fence and suffers extreme loss. The child in the song has lost her father and does not know where her mother is. As all the child knows, she longs for her parents and holds them dear to her heart. This depicts the realities how they could face…