Life Is Beautiful vs The Lady in the Van
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.4/10 for The Lady in the Van). The Lady in the Van is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2015). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Is Beautiful
The Lady in the Van| Life Is Beautiful | The Lady in the Van | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Nicholas Hytner |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | Maggie Smith, Eleanor Matsuura, Roger Allam, Dominic Cooper, Stephen Campbell Moore |
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 Lady in the Van
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
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