Jofroi vs Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.7/10 for Jofroi). Jofroi is the shorter watch at 48m compared with 1h 56m. Jofroi is the older of the two (1934 against 1997). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jofroi
Life Is Beautiful| Jofroi | Life Is Beautiful | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 1934 | 1997 |
| Length | 48m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | Italy |
| Director | Marcel Pagnol | Roberto Benigni |
| Main cast | Vincent Scotto, Henri Poupon, Annie Toinon, Odette Roger, Charles Blavette | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric |
Synopsis
Jofroi
Jofroi sells his orchard to Alphonse. Alphonse wants to use the land for crops, so he starts to cut down the trees. Jofroi is furious: how can someone cut down those trees? He threatens to commit suicide so that the small town will blame Alphonse and Alphonse’s life will be miserable. Alphonse, the curate, the teacher, and some of the townsfolk spend the rest of the movie trying to keep Jofroi from committing suicide…
Life Is Beautiful
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
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