La Belle Époque vs Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.4/10 for La Belle Époque). La Belle Époque is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2019). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

La Belle Époque posterLa Belle Époque2019 VS Life Is Beautiful posterLife Is Beautiful1997
La Belle ÉpoqueLife Is Beautiful
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 8.4/10
Year20191997
Length1h 55m1h 56m
GenresComedy, DramaComedy, Drama
Country–Italy
DirectorNicolas BedosRoberto Benigni
Main castGuillaume Canet, Fanny Ardant, Daniel Auteuil, Pierre Arditi, Bruno RaffaelliRoberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric

Synopsis

La Belle Époque

Victor, a disillusioned 60-something whose marriage is on the rocks, opts to relive the week of his life when, 40 years earlier, he met his true love through a company that allows customers to return to the time period of their choosing.

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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