故事很简单：活泼乐观的意大利青年圭多是个犹太人,他来到小镇阿雷佐遇见了心仪的姑娘多拉,经过几番巧遇和努力,他终于与多拉结婚,并生了一个可爱的儿子约书亚.可是,好景不长,纳粹在约书亚五岁的生日上抓走了圭多一家.为了不让孩子的心灵蒙上阴影,在惨无人道的集中营里,圭多试图让约书亚以为这只是一场游戏.“游戏”结束时,圭多惨死在纳粹的枪下,而约书亚得到了“游戏”的最高奖赏

　　Thestoryissimple:Theopen-mindedandoptimisticItalianyoungmanGuiDoisaJew.HecametoArrzzoTownandmeethisgirlDuora.Aftersometimesofencountersandhardworks.HefinallygotmarriedtoDuora.ThentheyhavetheirlovedsongwhichnamedJoshua.Buthappytimehasitsend.NazitooktheGuiduoawayonthefifthbirthdayofJoshua.Guidotriedtomakehissonthinkthisisjustagame.Andwiththeendofgameappeared.NazishootGuidoandhedied.AndJoshuawonthebestprizeofthe‘GAME'.

　　所有的一切只是暂时的一场疯狂游戏,最后的胜利还是属于他们：热爱生活的人们.就算在集中营里,圭多脸上始终带着笑容,只是在给儿子演戏,没有发自内心对生活热爱的人,是不会有这种灿烂的、让人喜悦而充满力量的笑容!圭多知道噩梦是暂时的,相信美丽的人生才是永远的,所以才小心翼翼地呵护着儿子纯洁幼小的心灵.

　　Thewholethingisacrazygameforashortmoment.Andpeoplewhogotthefinalvictoryareoneswholovetheirlifes.Eventhoughtheywereinconcentrationcamp.ThesmileswerealwaysonGuiduo'sface.Hejustplayedaroleinfrontofhisson.Onlyonewholovehislifecanhavethesebrightandspiritedsmileswhichcanbringpeoplepower.

　　Guiduoknewthatthenightmareisjustforashorttime.Andthebeautifullifewhichcanlastforever.Uponthat,heprotectedhisson'spureheartsocarefully.

　　片中他用全新的视角来反映战争的残酷,而观众则在笑声中领悟到人生的真谛：生活是美好的,哪怕一时被黑暗所笼罩,我们依然能够找到美之所在.

　　Anewfantasticpointofviewwhichreflectthehardnessofwarcanbefoundinthemovie.Andspectatorscanfindthenewmeaningwhenheorshelaughs:Lifeisalwaysabeautifulthing.Eventhoughsometimesitiscoverdbyadarkcould.Westillcanfindwherethebeautyis.