A gentle Jewish-Italian waiter, Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni), meets Dora (Nicoletta Braschi), a pretty schoolteacher, and wins her over with his charm and humor. Eventually they marry and have a son, Giosue (Giorgio Cantarini). Their happiness is abruptly halted, however, when Guido and Giosue are separated from Dora and taken to a concentration camp. Determined to shelter his son from the horrors of his surroundings, Guido convinces Giosue that their time in the camp is merely a game.
前半部是“不现实的浪漫主义”，后半部是“不现实的惨痛历史”。
Buono giorno, Principessa!
Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni), meets Dora (Nicoletta Braschi
Ferruccio教Guido的Schopenhauer理论
不情愿的时候就打嗝。
比如Guido无意间目睹了一场大规模的游击队处决，而且发现他的朋友Ferruccio就在其中。这个情节最终没能在电影里出现，可能考量的就是观众对大屠杀的可接受程度。
Les contes d’Hoffmann
他还亲自解释了电影里的两个细节，一个是男扮女装，一个是假翻译，Benigni说这两种设计都是最低级的喜剧手段，他本是不屑用的，但在电影中，他刻意把这两个烂俗梗安插在了十分严肃的关卡，因为Guido这么做是想救家人的命。
结尾美国大兵蚌埠住了。钢琴师的结尾也差不多是这样。电影前半后半被战争割裂，正如那个年代也被二战割裂，Nazi的阴霾在前半的荒诞喜剧中却早已铺垫。
自导自演，Roberto Benigni真的无愧于Oscar影帝。Italian都这样帅吗。
