2 real historical locations · Germany, Italy
Roberto Benigni's Oscar-winning film in which a Jewish-Italian man uses humour and imagination to shield his young son from the reality of a Nazi concentration camp. The first half is romantic comedy; the second a heartbreaking act of paternal love in the face of systematic murder.
CinemaMapped has mapped 2 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Germany, Italy.
Pre-war setting — an Italian Jewish man meets and courts his wife in Arezzo before the war changes everything.
Italy's 1938 racial laws, modelled on Nazi Germany's Nuremberg Laws, stripped Jewish citizens of civil rights, property, and professions. Italy's Jewish community of 47,000 had largely assimilated over generations; mo...
View location →A father shields his young son from the horror of a Nazi concentration camp through humor and invented games.
Buchenwald, established in 1937, held over 250,000 prisoners during its operation. Italian Jews were deported primarily to Auschwitz from 1943 onwards after Germany occupied northern Italy following Italy's armistice.
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