Life Is Beautiful vs The Magic Gloves
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.5/10 for The Magic Gloves). The Magic Gloves is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2003). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Is Beautiful
The Magic Gloves| Life Is Beautiful | The Magic Gloves | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Martín Rejtman |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | Darío Levy, Fabián Arenillas, Valeria Bertuccelli, Vicentico, Susana Pampín |
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 Magic Gloves
This film follows the crisscrossed fortunes of, among others, a rock musician, a flight attendant, a dog walker with an alarming penchant for over-the-counter medication, and a cab driver, who doesn’t really care about his life spiralling out of control, as long as he can sit in his old Renault 12.
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