Life Is Beautiful

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. THE STORY/PLOT, THE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE, AND THE CHARACTERS A. Briefly summarize the story/plot starting from the initial sequence (what the situation is like at the beginning of the film), the development, and the conclusion (how the film ends/final part). • Beginning Life is Beautiful is a love story set in the midst of the Holocaust. Its first half tells the story of Guido and his love for a beautiful young girl named Dora (school teacher). The first hour of this film is a romance and a comedy; it is light, fluffy, funny, and extremely entertaining. As the courtship between Guido and Dora progresses, we are treated to all of the warmth, energy, and humor of Guido the clown. • Development Then, about halfway through the film, the mood shifts. It is now 1945, and Guido and Dora are married and have a young son named Giosué. The German army is very much a part of life, and anti-Semitic is open and visible. It is at this point that Guido, a Giosué and Dora ar Giosué e sent into a train and put in a German concentration camp. It is something that young boy does not understand, and so Guido creates an elaborate fantasy for his boy. He explains, "is a game." You have to follow the rules, do what you're told, and for everything you get points...and the first one to get 1000 points wins the grand prize: a real army tank. • conclusion Guido jeapordises his own survival to prevent the Germans discovering Giosué, while he attempts to free Dora, giving his own life away at the same time. The Americans break into the deserted camp the following morning. Giosué comes just as a tank pulls around the corner. Hitching a lift out, Giosué soon spots his mother and the film
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