Foreign Films (non-English)

A Jewish-Italian bookstore owner and the protagonist of the film. After he marries Dora, they have a son, Giosue. He has a way of making seemingly magical things happen by manipulating his surroundings. When he is taken to a concentration camp with Dora and Giosue, he tries to encourage them with his antics and machinations, and he eventually sacrifices his life to save his son. So he in my opinion is the mian character of 'LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL'.

Yes, Life is Beautiful is based on a true story. See article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2013514/Italian-Holocaust-survivor-Rubino-Romeo-Salmoni-inspired-Life-Is-Beautiful-dies.html

Life Is Beautiful (1998) won 3 Oscars: Best Foreign Language Film, Actor and Score.

Here are just a few:

Cyrano de Bergerac Jules and Jim (Jules et Jim)

The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups)

Jean de Florette

The Dinner Game (Le Dîner de cons)

Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain)

Ryan Paris

In 1939, Jewish-Italian Guido Orefice comes into Arezzo, Italy, ultimately to open a book store. In the meantime, he will work as a waiter at the hotel restaurant where his Uncle Eliseo is the maître d'. In town, he meets a school teacher named Dora, who he calls Princess and who comes from a wealthy Italian family. For him, it's love at first sight. Despite she already being in a relationship with another man, Guido ultimately sweeps her off her feet. They get married and have a son they name Giosué. On Giosué's fifth birthday, World War II is in full force. Since they are Jewish, the Germans take away Guido, Eliseo and Giosué to a labor camp. Wanting to be with her family, Dora insists she be taken too, but she is housed in the women's side of the camp. To protect Giosué from the horror of what is happening to them, Guido tells him that they are playing a game, certain actions which garner points, other actions which take points away or disqualify one from the game. The first to reach 1,000 points wins the prize of a real tank. Guido's primary goal is to keep Giosué safe at all cost, while he tries to figure out a way to get his family out of the camp and keep the Germans at bay from learning what he is doing with Giosué.

Ciao Bella - song - was created on 2009-08-18.

Where the boy thinks they Won a tank.

Guido dies, trying to save his wife from being liberated.

But at the end, Joshua, his son and his wife survive when American troops arrive there

It comes from the 1960 film ' La Dolce Vita'. One of the characters in the film, a photographer, was called Paparazzo (played by Walter Santesso). The director of the film, Frederico Fellini,took the name from an Itlaian dialect word meaning an annoying noise like the buzzing of a mosquito.

Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita was created in 2006.

The duration of Une chambre en ville is 1.5 hours.

De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté was released on 07/01/2005.

1. …everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." --

Francois Truffaut.

The Prince Who Turns into a Frog ended on 2005-10-16.

The tone of "Life Is Beautiful" is a poignant blend of humor and tragedy. It balances moments of lightheartedness and joy against the backdrop of the harsh realities of World War II and the Holocaust. This juxtaposition creates a bittersweet atmosphere, highlighting the resilience of the human spirit and the power of love and imagination in the face of unimaginable adversity. Ultimately, the film conveys a message of hope and the beauty of life, even in the darkest circumstances.

This is a talmudic excert most probably- or something o the kind. There are lots of tales and proverbs like that in Jewish tradition and the symbols and the sence and spirit of the Isaak's story correspond to Jewish tradition very much.

Though I am not sure Bergman could just invent the story - nevertheless it does not matter Talmud and othe Jewish wirtten and oral sources are so vast that you can always find something of the kind.

La Vita E Bella

5 years old

Roughly translates as "A golden crown for our good inn" (Crown used to mean coinage, "Crowns" are used in several countries up to the present day)

I think the meaning is basically "Next round is on me"?

He calls her, "principesa," (princess in Italian).

The duration of Long Live the Island Frogs is 1.63 hours.

The recording of "Bel Ami" took place at the Abbey Road Studios in London. This iconic studio is renowned for its association with The Beatles and has hosted numerous artists across various genres. The production aimed to capture the essence of the story while utilizing the studio's state-of-the-art technology. The album features a mix of orchestral and contemporary sounds to enhance the narrative.