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Life is Beautiful, But Not for Jews
Kobi Niv
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Description for Life is Beautiful, But Not for Jews
Hardback. Translator(s): Lev, Jonathan Beyrak. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Roberto Benigni's romantic comedy Life is Beautiful enjoyed tremendous success everywhere it was shown. In addition to winning almost every possible film award, including three Oscars, lavish praise and film reviews, it grossed over a quarter of a billion dollars—the most profitable Italian movie ever. Very few have questioned the movie—until now. With sharp, uncompromising logic and eye-opening insight, Niv analyzes the film and its script scene-by-scene to show why Life is Beautiful is very far from being the innocent, charming, and heartwarming film it appears to be. The author argues that the film not only lends support to ... Read more
Roberto Benigni's romantic comedy Life is Beautiful enjoyed tremendous success everywhere it was shown. In addition to winning almost every possible film award, including three Oscars, lavish praise and film reviews, it grossed over a quarter of a billion dollars—the most profitable Italian movie ever. Very few have questioned the movie—until now. With sharp, uncompromising logic and eye-opening insight, Niv analyzes the film and its script scene-by-scene to show why Life is Beautiful is very far from being the innocent, charming, and heartwarming film it appears to be. The author argues that the film not only lends support to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Series
The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810848757
SKU
V9780810848757
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About Kobi Niv
Kobi Niv is head of screenwriting studies at the Department of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University, and teaches scriptwriting at the Department of Communication Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and at the Film Department of the School of Arts at Beit Berl College. In addition to writing for several Israeli newspapers and television comedy programs, he ... Read more
Reviews for Life is Beautiful, But Not for Jews
A brilliant argument...Kobi Niv mordantly deconstructs the secret of the box-office success of Roberto Benigni and his film.
Meir Schnitzer
Sofshavua
Niv's book is an amazing text that presents its reader with a brilliant analysis, a book that blows your mind. In my opinion it should be required reading.
Dudi Ben-Aroya
Ma'ariv
A thought-provoking ... Read more
Meir Schnitzer
Sofshavua
Niv's book is an amazing text that presents its reader with a brilliant analysis, a book that blows your mind. In my opinion it should be required reading.
Dudi Ben-Aroya
Ma'ariv
A thought-provoking ... Read more