Life Is Beautiful vs The Caiman
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.7/10 for The Caiman). The Caiman is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2006). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Life Is Beautiful | The Caiman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Nanni Moretti |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | Jasmine Trinca, Toni Bertorelli, Silvio Orlando, Antonello Grimaldi, Margherita Buy |
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.
The Caiman
Bruno Bonomo was a famous producer of B-movies in the ‘70s. After a long hiatus, Bonomo offers a screenplay to RAI centered on the figure of Italy’s prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, a subject so controversial that even the public television broadcaster refuses to produce it
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