Life Is Beautiful
1997 · 116 min · Director: Roberto Benigni
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In 1930s Italy, a carefree Jewish waiter named Guido starts a fairy tale life by courting and marrying a lovely woman from a nearby city. Guido and his wife have a son and live happily together until the occupation of Italy by German forces. In an attempt to hold his family together and help his son survive the horrors of a Jewish Concentration Camp, Guido imagines that the Holocaust is a game and that the grand prize for winning is a tank.
Emotional fingerprint
Life Is Beautiful (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 25%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 8.6/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Tension
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 47 % | 7 % | 19 % | 11 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 44 % | 9 % | 13 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 41 % | 6 % | 10 % | 1 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 41 % | 9 % | 14 % | 3 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Humor | 50 % | 28 % | 20 % | 6 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Love | 60 % | 49 % | 23 % | 10 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Love | 63 % | 46 % | 30 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 61 % | 35 % | 36 % | 32 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Love | 60 % | 36 % | 41 % | 35 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 64 % | 44 % | 51 % | 43 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Love | 66 % | 48 % | 56 % | 45 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Humor | 69 % | 44 % | 59 % | 47 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 77 % | 47 % | 68 % | 59 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Love | 77 % | 53 % | 68 % | 60 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 71 % | 46 % | 65 % | 45 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 71 % | 39 % | 63 % | 43 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Sadness | 73 % | 41 % | 60 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Tension | 78 % | 49 % | 71 % | 48 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Tension | 82 % | 60 % | 60 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Relief | 85 % | 73 % | 32 % | 57 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Zio
Ferruccio
Mrs. Guicciardini
School Principal
Rodolfo
Vittorino
Rodolfo's Friend
Prefect
Man with Key
German Party Attendant
German Auxilliary
German Executioner
General Graziosi
Details
- Directed by
- Roberto Benigni
- Written by
- Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Country
- Italy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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