Subterranean Cinema
19Jan12
He won the Best Actor award over Edward Norton's brilliant performance in "American History X". A travesty!
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Howard Orr
28Jan12
An atrociously unfunny, woefully misjudged film. It suggests that willful, shit-eat grinning stupidity can salvage any situation, but totally fails to create a tragic dimension because Guido never once shows a trace of awareness of the world around him, even before he is captured. The actions of a moronic character remain the actions of a moron, wherever he is. And to think that many people find "Salo" offensive...
Judicial Joe
20Nov11
From an A+ to a D. You just can't find humor in the Holocaust after reading Levi or watching Pasolini. Benigni's heart is in the right place but he lacks the talent to pull off an achievement that Lubitsch backed off from.
Zade Cochran
9Nov11
A beautiful movie! Powerful in every sense of the word. Roberto Benigni is a joy to watch as Guido Orefice. A father that would do anything for his loving wife and young son. One of the best foreign films I have ever seen! Life is beautiful. And so is this film.
Subterranean Cinema
29Jun11
Absolute garbage, and giving the Best Actor award to Benigni (instead of the truly deserving Edward Norton for "American History X") was an outrage. "The Day the Clown Cried" couldnt possibly be any worse than this vastly overrated heap of cinematic dung. The only good part was when the soldier finally executed the irritating, camera-mugging SOB. F minus.
Bárbara Hernandes
15Jan11
Revendo um clássico e aproveitando pra praticar o italiano. MUITO BOM! Fico aqui fazendo minhas pequenas comparações e pensando se o "Central..." tinha chance... mas pô, esse é DEMAIS mesmo!
HEDONIST
25Dec10
Wonderful writing, directing and most of all acting by Roberto Benigni. It is truly a profound art to be able to write a comedy set in such a grim moment in world history. One might argue that this late 20th century work is equally as significant as other comedic political commentaries made in the first half of the 20th century: for example, Chaplin's 'The Great Dictator'...regardless, a great work by Benigni !Bravo!
VENIMOS LOS JODIMOS Y NOS FUIMOS
25Dec10
Sobrevalorado debut como director de Roberto Benigni, esta cinta tiene la consistencia de cualquier pelicula de Chespirito, aunque con un par de grados más de ingenio. A su favor, se puede decir que lo más logrado es su desconcertante mezcla de humor y tragedia, pues resultaba curioso ver como, al final de la proyección de este film, más del 70% del aforo de la sala terminaba con las lagrimas y los mocotes de fuera.
lesliepalich
9Nov10
this is the first holocaust film ive seen that was able to be a comedy and still keep the gravity in the situations. truly a work of art.
Miasma
29Mar10
Oh man what trash. Technically amateur, morally indefensible. "Keep the kid blissfully ignorant. Pander to the child. Forget the real world." People like Benigni are fine when they entertain us, but when they're looked upon for wisdom... well, don't look to them for wisdom.
Pierluigi Puccini
8Mar10
Rich and candid fable, clearly separated in two parts, the first is a delightful romantic comedy in Italy's best tradition, the other is a tender morality tale, both work perfectly, and never cease to amaze and arouse emotions. The best, most surprising work of this modern day Chaplin named Roberto Benigni.