A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
This film was absolutely incredible. The first half of the film really established what kind of man Guido was. He was just a charming man who always looks at life in a lens of humor and just seeing the beauty in life. From that setup we see him as he navigates being in a concentration camp with his wife and kid and just being an incredible father to just do what he could to help his kid maintain his innocence. He did whatever he could to protect him. And it was just such a beautiful thing to watch. The movie, is sad, funny, sweet. It's such a well made film too. No complaints. 10/10
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