Life Is Beautiful vs Surviving My Mother
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 4.8/10 for Surviving My Mother). Surviving My Mother is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2007). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Is Beautiful
Surviving My Mother| Life Is Beautiful | Surviving My Mother | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 4.8/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Émile Gaudreault |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | Caroline Dhavernas, Colin Mochrie, Ellen David, Frank Schorpion, Lucinda Davis |
Synopsis
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.
Surviving My Mother
Clara's mother is on her death bed as she tells her daughter that she regrets they are not closer. This revelation causes Clara to pursue a closer relationship with her own daughter, Bianca.
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