Life Is Beautiful vs We Can Do That
Life Is Beautiful has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.2/10 for We Can Do That). We Can Do That is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 1h 56m. Life Is Beautiful is the older of the two (1997 against 2008). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Is Beautiful
We Can Do That| Life Is Beautiful | We Can Do That | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Roberto Benigni | Giulio Manfredonia |
| Main cast | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric | Claudio Bisio, Rosa Pianeta, Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini, Anita Caprioli, Natascia Macchniz |
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.
We Can Do That
The film follows Nello, the recently hired director of a newly developed work cooperative of former mental patients. After the closure of state psychiatric hospitals and asylums in Italy under the Basaglia Law many former patients were left with few resources and little hope of reintegrating into society. With the intention of actually improving the lives of his pupils, rather than just sedating them, Nello encourages them to expand their…
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