LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

Guided Questions

1. Describe Guido’s character?

2. How would you describe the tone or mood of this movie

early in the film?

3. Is life beautiful so far in this film? Why or why not?

4. What signs early on have you seen that this will be a

film about the Holocaust?

5. What are the initial signs that Guido is very protective of his son? How does he go about protecting him?

6. How are the horrific images of the Holocaust used in

this movie so far? And how does the director keep these

images from greatly altering his tone?

7. Even though Guido and Dora never see each other

while in the camp, how does he try to maintain their

connection?

8. Why do you think the director chose to have Guido die

at the end of the film? How would it be different if he did

not die? How does the director film Guido’s death?

Why is this scene so powerful?

9. What then, is the meaning of the title? Why is the gift

that the narrator (Joshua) says that his father gave him?

How is this film a

fable, like he said it was at the beginning?

10. Is A Beautiful Life a tragedy or a comedy Explain?