The Children Are Watching Us
1944·Italy·85 min.
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The film follows the anguish of the four-year-old, Prico, after his mother, Nina, leaves his father, Andrea, for her lover Roberto. Prico is sent to his aunt and then to his grandmother. Nina returns when Prico is sick and vows to give up Roberto, even though he persists in seeing her. The family situation gradually improves until they take a holiday on the Italian Riviera.
DirectorVittorio De Sica
ScreenwriterVittorio De Sica·Cesare Giulio Viola·Cesare Zavattini·Adolfo Franci·Margherita Maglione·Gherardo Gherardi·Mario Monicelli·Maria DoxeloferShow all
MusicRenzo Rossellini
CastIsa Pola·Adriano Rimoldi·Luciano De Ambrosis·Emilio Cigoli·Giovanna Cigoli·Jone Frigerio·Maria Gardena·Dina Perbellini·Nicoletta Parodi·Tecla Scarano·Ernesto Calindri·Olinto Cristina·Mario Gallina·Zaira La Fratta·Armando Migliari·Guido MorisiShow all
Original titleI bambini ci guardano
Also known asThe Little Martyr