Life Is Beautiful (1997) quotes

Director
Roberto Benigni.

Cast
Roberto Benigni.
Nicoletta Braschi.
Giorgio Cantarini
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When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.

Buon giorno, Principessa!
Guido

What are your political views?
– Guido
Benito, Adolf! Sit down! Sorry Guido, what did you say?
– Other Man

The game starts now. You have to score one thousand points. If you do that, you take home a tank with a big gun. Each day we will announce the scores from that loudspeaker. The one who has the fewest points will have to wear a sign that says “Jackass” on his back. There are three ways to lose points. One, turning into a big crybaby. Two, telling us you want to see your mommy. Three, saying you’re hungry and want something to eat.
– Guido

You sleep now. Dream sweet dreams. Maybe we are both dreaming. Maybe this is all a dream, and in the morning, Mommy will wake us up with milk and cookies. Then, after we eat, I will make love to her two or three times. If I can.
– Guido

What kind of place is this? It’s beautiful: Pigeons fly, women fall from the sky! I’m moving here!
– Guido

We won!
– Giosué Orefice
Yes, we won! It’s true.
– Dora
We got a thousand points and we won the game! Daddy and me came in first and now we won the real tank! We won! We won!
– Giosué Orefice

I didn’t like the train.
– Giosué Orefice
Me, neither. We’ll take the bus back, okay?
– Guido
Did you hear that? We’re taking the bus back!
– Guido

You’re serving. You’re not a servant. Serving is a supreme art. God is the first servant. God serves men but he’s not a servant to men.
– Eliseo Orefice

If you speak my name, I vanish. What am I? Silence.
– Guido

This is a simple story… but not an easy one to tell.
– Giosué Orefice

Nothing is more necessary than the unnecessary.
– Eliseo Orefice