Life is Beautiful is an Italian film directed by Roberto Bengini. A sense of triumph is developed in three different scenes using visual and verbal techniques of color, costume, camera angles and shots and sound. The director has used the scenes of Dora boarding the train, Guido and Giouse giving a message to Dora on the loudspeaker and Guise winning the tank for the development of a sense of triumph. The director's purpose in developing this sense of triumph is to convey the idea that even during the darkest period of human experience, courage and resilience of human spirit can overcome the insurmountable odds.
Firstly, Roberto Bengini uses the verbal technique of sound to achieve a sense of triumph when Dora boards the train. The director uses diegetic sound of the train hooting and Dora's heels clicking when she walks towards the train. Dora's fast clicking heels and the train hooting in the background invoke a feeling of panic, suspense and ambiguity for the audience because they fear that Dora may not be allowed to board the train. However with the fast paced ambient background music that plays when Dora boards the train, the audience feels a sense of triumph as the music suggests that Dora has achieved what she wanted to by being with her family despite the fact that she is giving away her freedom and that she may not survive. The development of the sense of triumph is in fact highly ironic, because in reality Dora is boarding a train that most probably will lead her to her death. Yet, this irony accentuates the idea behind that music as it conveys the director's purpose that he is celebrating the triumph of humanity's courage, compassion and loyalty towards one's family members against the selfishness of saving one's own life. .
Secondly, to further develop a sense of triumph, the director uses the visual techniques of color and costume. In his scene Dora wears an elegant red dress and red hat, which greatly contrast with the dull and grey monotone colours of the clothes that the Jewish prisoners are wearing.
