The Children Are Watching Us

A pulsating drama of childhood.

7.619431h 24m

Released

Drama

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1943-10-27

Runtime1h 24m

LanguagesItaliano

CountriesItaly

Keywords

innocence

Stream

Criterion Channel

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Cast & Crew

Emilio Cigoli

as Andrea

Luciano De Ambrosis

as Pricò

Isa Pola

as Nina

Adriano Rimoldi

as Roberto

Giovanna Cigoli

as Agnese

Jone Frigerio

as La nonna

Maria Gardena

as Sig.ra Uberti

Dina Perbellini

as Zia Berelli

Nicoletta Parodi

as Giuliana

Tecla Scarano

as Sig.ra Resta

Reviews

Probiatos

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 …

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