I very much disagree, Gene. I thought it was splendid. MK

At 10:37 AM 2/24/99 -0500, Eugene Bartoo wrote:
>I also saw "Life is Beautiful" last weekend.  In fact, I stood right behind
>Nick in the line for the matinee on Sunday.  We got there shortly before
>the movie was to start.   [So?  We figured we could miss the Coke ad and
>the teasers for new movies.]  We missed the first ten minutes or so of the
>feature.
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>I expected the movie to be impressive and it was.  Beautifully shot.  It
>made me pine for Europe again and all the "stones" over there.  I do have a
>couple of picky criticisms.  The schtick was a little heavy; e.g., the eggs
>in the hat scene was all too predictable.  The child was beautiful.  Actors
>know that to go on with kids or dogs is to risk being upstaged.
>
>I was trying to figure out where the camp might have been.  I don't recall
>reading of any work camps in Italy proper.  Goldhagen reports seven to
>eight thousand Jews murdered during the holocaust, but I believe most of
>them died in Croatia.
>
>The movie, beyond entertainment, seemed a bit obscure to me.  If there is a
>moral point about optimism in the face of horror then this movie  seemed a
>counterpoint.
>
>Nonetheless the movie is certainly worth a look even though, in my opinion,
>it is not a great piece of work.
>
>--Gene
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>Eugene Bartoo
>UT Chattanooga
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