At Dora's engagement party, when the Ethiopian cake is brought into the room, you see a Nazi doing the "Hail Hitler" sign. What would a Nazi be doing in a Jewish party if Nazis hate Jews so much? [The country was under Nazi rule at that point, he may have been there to observe or simply to annoy them. They, as Jews, would not have been allowed to prevent him coming.]
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When Giosuč acts as a silent German boy and joins the coffee party Guido talks to him in Italian quite loudly while he is eating. The two German children sitting at the same table should have noticed something and, if not give him away, at least be somewhat surprised. See more...
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Roberto Benigni became the first Italian actor in more than 35 years to win an Oscar for an acting role. The last winner was Sophia Loren. His unexpecting Oscar win for "Best Actor" marked only the second time that an actor had directed himself in an Academy Award winning performance. The other was Laurence Olivier for Hamlet (1948). Benigni also became the first actor to win a best actor oscar for an non-English speaking role. See more...
Life is Beautiful (1997) - 3 corrections
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At Dora's engagement party, when the Ethiopian cake is brought into the room, you see a Nazi doing the "Hail Hitler" sign. What would a Nazi be doing in a Jewish party if Nazis hate Jews so much? [The country was under Nazi rule at that point, he may have been there to observe or simply to annoy them. They, as Jews, would not have been allowed to prevent him coming.]
When Giosuč is hiding in the box he sees Guido being taken away by a guard and doing a funny march. Even though this happens at night, from the perspective from inside the box it looks like broad daylight. [That "broad daylight" effect was actually the fire burning behind Guido and the soldier, because in other scenes it shows fire burnign evidence of a concentration camp.]
When Guido drives off with Dora after the opera, his car gets stuck between two posts and her dress is torn as they try to get her out of the jammed door. They walk the rest of the way home (Dora is holding a pillow to her backside to hide the tear) and when they part ways at her gate, she turns and the viewer can see her dress is no longer torn. [The dress is still torn when Dora turns around. You can easily tell from the white gap that runs from top to bottom.]
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