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    Life Is Beautiful: Characters

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    DANIEL FELIPE RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ
    This movie tells the story of Guido and Dora, a young Italian couple living in Arezzo, Italy during World War II. Guido is a waiter who meets and falls in love with Dora, a school teacher. They have a son together named Giouse. When the Nazis start rounding up Jews to send to concentration camps, Guido hides his Jewish heritage and comes up with an elaborate story to convince his son that their imprisonment is just a game. The movie explores their struggle to survive and protect their son during a difficult time in history. It received widespread critical acclaim and won multiple awards, including Best Actor for Roberto Benigni at the Academy Awards.

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    This movie tells the story of Guido and Dora, a young Italian couple living in Arezzo, Italy during World War II. Guido is a waiter who meets and falls in love with Dora, a school teacher. They have a son together named Giouse. When the Nazis start rounding up Jews to send to concentration camps, Guido hides his Jewish heritage and comes up with an elaborate story to convince his son that their imprisonment is just a game. The movie explores their struggle to survive and protect their son during a difficult time in history. It received widespread critical acclaim and won multiple awards, including Best Actor for Roberto Benigni at the Academy Awards.

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    La vida es bella

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    This movie tells the story of Guido and Dora, a young Italian couple living in Arezzo, Italy during World War II. Guido is a waiter who meets and falls in love with Dora, a school teacher. They have a son together named Giouse. When the Nazis start rounding up Jews to send to concentration camps, Guido hides his Jewish heritage and comes up with an elaborate story to convince his son that their imprisonment is just a game. The movie explores their struggle to survive and protect their son during a difficult time in history. It received widespread critical acclaim and won multiple awards, including Best Actor for Roberto Benigni at the Academy Awards.

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    Life Is Beautiful: Characters

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    DANIEL FELIPE RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ
    This movie tells the story of Guido and Dora, a young Italian couple living in Arezzo, Italy during World War II. Guido is a waiter who meets and falls in love with Dora, a school teacher. They have a son together named Giouse. When the Nazis start rounding up Jews to send to concentration camps, Guido hides his Jewish heritage and comes up with an elaborate story to convince his son that their imprisonment is just a game. The movie explores their struggle to survive and protect their son during a difficult time in history. It received widespread critical acclaim and won multiple awards, including Best Actor for Roberto Benigni at the Academy Awards.

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    LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

    CHARACTERS
    Guido: He is a happy, fun and charismatic young Italian of Jewish origin. He arrives
    at uncle's house in Arezzo, Italy to work as a waiter at his hotel. There he meets a
    young and beautiful teacher and her name is Dora.
    Dora: a teacher at the local school, She is a fighting woman, strong and daring.
    She was dating a fascist official.
    Giouse:  He is the son of Guido and Dora. He is an innocent child.
    Eliseo Orefice: is the uncle of Guido and owner of the hotel where he works as a
    waiter.
    Dr. Lessing: Nazi doctor and friend of Guido, He is a fan of riddles and does not
    take anything seriously.
    Ferruccio Papini: Best friend of Guido
    Rodolfo: is the promised fascist of Dora
    Bartolomeo: prisoner and friend of Guido

    GENRE
    This movie has many genres however its main 2 are war and romance

    SOUNDTRACK
    Nicola Piovani. Orchestra conductor, pianist, musical composer for cinema and
    theater, as well as composing songs, chamber music and symphony.
    The soundtrack of life is beautiful are composed of humor and joy, although in
    moments of nostalgia, it knows how to maintain the seriousness of the moment
     

    RELATION WITH REAL ASPECTS


    This movie is related in many aspects of life in the Second World War with
    discrimination of the Germans and their pure race, even today discrimination is
    experienced for different reasons.
    IS IT BASED ON A TRUE STORY OR REAL FACTS?
    This movie is based on real facts, it is a small introduction to the life of the Jews in
    the Nazi boom era in the middle of the Second World War.

    BASED ON LITERATURE?
    The film is not based on any literature
    IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MOVIE ACCORDING TO THE
    GENRE
    In the war genre in the movie, you see the kidnapping of all the people who were
    not considered optimal by that Nazi population, and they were forced to do their
    homework and continue to be cruelly murdered.
    In the genre romance you can see the story of Guido and Dora, and how they
    made a beautiful life together with their son.

    HISTORICAL OR SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE MOVIE


    1939, in Arezzo (Italy), time of the Second World War. Approximately 11,000,000
    murdered among Jews, Gypsies, and other ethnic, social, and ideological groups

    CRITICS OR AWARDS RECEIVED


    It was awarded more than fifty international awards.
    The most important award was the winner of the Oscar award to Roberto benigni
    as best actor

    PERSONAL OPINION 
    For me this movie is an amazing and beautiful story with its hard and complicated
    parts. This movie is very beautiful because it teaches us to appreciate the smallest
    details, our family and close friends and most importantly to see life with
    enthusiasm

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