I checked out IL MOSTRO on video after seeing LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL in theatres. Basically, it's the same kind of schtick. Very Chaplinesque, sometimes funny, sometimes not. Would be great for kids, except for the sexual situations (Begnini is mistaken for a rapist/murderer).
But IL MOSTRO lacks any sense of profundity that you might find in LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. It's more of a funny fluff piece.
But IL MOSTRO lacks any sense of profundity that you might find in LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. It's more of a funny fluff piece.