Life Is Beautiful

Mario (played by Alessio Boni) and Nicola (played by Luigi Lo Cascio) are two close brothers. However, Mario, who loves poetry, failed the exam because of his disagreement with the professor. On the contrary, Nicola did what he wanted and his performance won the praise of the medical professor and received high scores. Several of their friends met for a graduation trip, but Mario brought another uninvited guest - Zuo Zhen (Jasmine Trinca), an injured girl he rescued from a mental hospital. So the brothers decided to accompany her to find her relatives. In the midst of the revolutionary torrent, Mario abandoned his writing and joined the army and chose to be a policeman, while Nicholas wandered to a foreign land and became a psychiatrist. The flood in Florence reunited the two brothers. At this time, Nicholas was married to the pianist Julianne. Mario fell in love at first sight with photographer Mirela. Their relationship has also withstood the test of social turmoil... The film is 6 hours long and reflects the great social changes in Italy from 1966 to 2000 by telling the joys and sorrows of an Italian family. ...