Miracolo a Milano / Miracle in Milan

Μυθοπλασία/Fiction, Ιταλία/Italy, 1951, 100 ́, DCP, α/μ/b&w, Mε ήχο/ Sound

Once upon a time, Totò, a young man, raised in an oprphanage, looks for work in Milan. There he organises himself, and along with other homeless they make a shantytown in a vacant lot. When they discover oil, the poor devils are confronted with the land-owner and the forces of law and order. They then invoke a miracle and strive to make it happen. Vittorio De Sica, based on the novel Totò il buono by Cesare Zavattini, created a lyrical and comical neorealist film, the story of which draws elements both from reality and fantasy, a post-war fairytale with political dimesions.

Vittorio De Sica // Vittorio De Sica (1902) was a major figure in the Italian Neorealist movement. During a prolific career that spanned 55 years, De Sica directed 35 films and acted in more than 150. Along with his devotion to cinema, he also liked to gamble. He died in debt in Paris in 1974.

Σκηνοθεσία/Direction Vittorio De Sica
Φωτογραφία/Cinematography G.R. Aldo
Σενάριο/Screenplay Βασ. στο μυθ. του/based on the novel by Cesare Zavattini Vittorio De Sica, Suso Cecchi D’Amico, Mario Chiari, Adolfo Franci
Μοντάζ/Editing Eraldo Da Roma
Μουσική / Music Alessandro Cicognini
Ηθοποιοί / Cast Emma Gramatica, Francesco Golisano, Paolo Stoppa, Guglielmo Barnabò, Brunella Bovo
Παραγωγή/Production Vittorio De Sica per Produzioni De Sica, ENIC – Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche
Αποκατάσταση/Restoration Cineteca di Bologna and Compass Film, in collaboration with Mediaset, Infinity, Arthur Cohn and Variety Communications
Πηγή κόπιας/Print source Cineteca di Bologna

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