The Children Are Watching Us 1943
The Children Are Watching Us
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.
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.
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Full Cast & Crew... Andrea
... Nina
... Pricò
... Claudio
... Agnese
... Signora Resta
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by Probiatos
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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Release Date:
Oct 27, 1943 (Italy)
Run Time:
1hr 24`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
Italian
Production Countries:
Italy
Status:
Released
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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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The Children Are Watching Us - The Children Are Watching Us
Directors & Credit Writers
... Assistant Director
... Director
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Andrea
... Nina
... Pricò
... Claudio
... Agnese
... Signora Resta
... Roberto, l'amante di Nina
... la zia
... la nonna
... la signora Uberti
... Giuliana
... (uncredited)
... Il rettore
ZLF
Zaira La Fratta... Paolina
... Il medico
... Il commendatore
GM
Guido Morisi... Gigi Sbarlani
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Produced By
FM
Franco Magli... Producer
... Production Supervisor