tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654688.post2184999977242310792..comments2023-10-24T07:19:40.413-05:00Comments on Journalistic Skepticism: best films: #10: LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (1998)Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607763027974538119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654688.post-35951105645441461252011-03-19T03:23:48.841-05:002011-03-19T03:23:48.841-05:00I seen it with my friends and family members. I re...I seen it with my friends and family members. I really like it very much. Such a superb story as well as the best characters are acts in it.Swisher Sweetshttp://www.famous-smoke.com/brand/swisher+sweets+cigarsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654688.post-50533285889937831272011-03-06T22:36:37.372-06:002011-03-06T22:36:37.372-06:00A terrific review, Luke..
This film caused a sens...A terrific review, Luke..<br /><br />This film caused a sensation in its initial release, for its subject matter, and its delicate balance of tragedy and farce which some compared to Chaplin.<br /><br />It's hard to describe the emotion evident in the packed house where we saw it in a predominantly Jewish suburb of Chicago..it was electric.<br /><br />I think this is a worthy contender...funny and horrifying...an evocative rendering of time and place...and an appropriately sentimental story of the reminiscences of an Italian boy who idolized his father.<br /><br />Thank you for dealing with the film on its own merits and not limiting it to the Oscar contest.<br /><br />(BTW the Lyric Opera is doing Tales of Hoffman this year...hear Baccarole live!)TomShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16718198770348083155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654688.post-47735399241739354042011-03-06T18:54:05.188-06:002011-03-06T18:54:05.188-06:00I remember seeing this as a kid a decade ago. I re...I remember seeing this as a kid a decade ago. I really need to see this again now that I have a more "critical" eye ;)Castorhttp://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/noreply@blogger.com