The Children Are Watching Us

1943 [ITALIAN]

Action / Drama

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 87% · 4 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.7/10 10 3240 3.2K

innocence

Plot summary

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.

Director

Vittorio De Sica Photo
Vittorio De Sica

Top cast

Marcello Mastroianni Photo
Marcello Mastroianni as Extra
Lina Marengo Photo
Lina Marengo as La signora sul treno
Giovanna Ralli Photo
Giovanna Ralli as Una bambina che giocca ai giardinetti
Riccardo Fellini Photo
Riccardo Fellini as Riccardo
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777.06 MB
948*720
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
Seeds 1
1.41 GB
1422*1080
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by museumofdave 9 / 10

A Perfect Match of Child Actor and Legendary Director: Honest Storytelling

Once in a great while, a child actor and a director are perfectly matched so that the child delivers an indelible performance that etches itself firmly into film history, as Jean-Pierre Leaud did for Truffault in The 400 Blows, or Haley Joel Osment accomplished for Shamalyan in The Sixth Sense; The child Luciano De Ambrosis performs with an incredible sensitivity to the insensitive adults around him, a mother and father who search for their own bliss while forgetting their child's well-being. Because it was released during WWII in Italy, DeSica's early effort did not receive the kudos it deserved, but deserves to rank in the pantheon with Bicycle Thief and Umberto D; it's a simple story of learning bitter lessons, with a memorable, well-defined sense of time and atmosphere.
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Reviewed by Dire_Straits 9 / 10

I cried and I'm a big fat guy

Luckily, this movie came on Turner Classic Movies a few years ago and I had the opportunity to see it.

Since then, I have searched for reviews and couldn't find one; it's nice to see that other people have seen this de Sica masterpiece. ;) I was beginning to wonder if I was the only American to see this.

If you have seen it, how can you not love this? As I said, I saw this a few years ago - and only saw it once - yet, there are so many images in my head as I think of the film. The story is heart-wrenching. I cried when I watched it. {blushing}

This film made me a fan of neo-realism. It also was the impetus for me to watch more of de Sica's films and then those of Rossellini and Fellini.

A terrific 'tear-jerker' which SHOULD NOT BE MISSED if you ever get the chance. You'll have missed something very special if you miss it!

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