Jolly Life vs Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 5.7/10 for Jolly Life). Jolly Life is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2009). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jolly Life
Life Is Beautiful| Jolly Life | Life Is Beautiful | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | Italy |
| Director | Yılmaz Erdoğan | Roberto Benigni |
| Main cast | Erdal Tosun, Cezmi Baskın, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Ersin Korkut, Metin Keçeci | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric |
Synopsis
Jolly Life
Burdened by troubles and caught between cultures, Riza takes a job as a mall Santa and finds that real life may not be so different from make believe.
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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