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David?Provost Mr.?Labbe AP?English?Literature 14?February?2013 Life?is?Beautiful?Essay The?1990?s?film?Life?is?Beautiful?is?beautiful?in?and?of?itself?thanks?to?Roberto Benigni?s?impeccable?tonal?control?and?pathos?filled?direction.?The?film?is?especially interesting?in?the?way?it?morphs?and?bends?genres.?The?common?phrase??you?ll?laugh?and cry??is?perfectly?applicable?here,?mainly?due?in?part?to?the?completely?captivating?storyline. The?film?s?opening?act?covers?life?in?the?day?of?the?story?s?central?character,?Guido.?We?see how?he?talks,?how?he?walks,?and?how?he?loves?in?all?of?his?glory?(bellybutton?out).?Through the?film,?him?and?his?family?go?through?great?ordeals?circling?around?their?time?spent?in?the