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"The Children Are Watching Us"
1944
Directed by Vittorio de Sica
With his fifth film,
Vittorio de Sica surprised everyone by turning into a vicious critic of society. The film,
set among the bourgeoisie, focuses on a marital triangle. The mother of a four-year-old
boy leaves her husband for another man; the husband, unable to stand the humiliation,
commits suicide. The boy, lonely and unwanted, is sent to an orphanage. The script was
written by six scenarists, including Cesare Zavattini, who, through the film, emerged as a
driving force in Italian cinema for many years to come. B&W. Italian with English
subtitles.
92 minutes.

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