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The Children Are Watching Us

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7.6/10 • 81

1944-10-271h 24m

Drama

A pulsating drama of childhood.

In his first collaboration with renowned screenwriter and longtime partner Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica examines the cataclysmic consequences of adult folly on an innocent child. Heralding the pair’s subsequent work on some of the masterpieces of Italian neorealism, The Children Are Watching Us is a vivid, deeply humane portrait of a family’s disintegration.

Directors
Vittorio De Sica
Editors
Mario Bonotti

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  1. Emilio Cigoli

    Emilio Cigoli

    Andrea

  2. Luciano De Ambrosis

    Luciano De Ambrosis

    Pricò

  3. Isa Pola

    Isa Pola

    Nina

  4. Adriano Rimoldi

    Adriano Rimoldi

    Roberto

  5. Giovanna Cigoli

    Giovanna Cigoli

    Agnese

  6. Jone Frigerio

    Jone Frigerio

    La nonna

  7. Maria Gardena

    Maria Gardena

    Sig.ra Uberti

  8. Dina Perbellini

    Dina Perbellini

    Zia Berelli

  9. Nicoletta Parodi

    Nicoletta Parodi

    Giuliana

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Jan 14, 2014

In typical De Sica fashion, it ends on a rather cynical note (and it has this dismal undercurrent throughout), but its bleak and honest message is unfortunately obscured and smothered by the rather schmaltzy acting and uneven script. De Sica is widely recognized as of the leading filmmakers that broke through 'filmic norms', so to speak, by hiring non-professional actors as a way to convey a level of authenticity and realness that are often indistinct in most other films. Especially those that deal with the ideas of economic hardship, a collapse in social order, and the dilapidation of post-WWII Europe. It worked impeccably in "Bicycle Thieves" and "Umberto. D", two of De Sica's most prominent work, but ultimately failed here.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
innocence