In typical De Sica fashion, it ends on a rather cynical note (and it has this dismal undercurrent...
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.
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The Children Are Watching Us
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 27, 1944
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Drama
User Score
76%
Original Title
I bambini ci guardano
Production Companies
Scalera Film, Invicta Films
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Description
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.