ITALY · 1951

Miracle in Milan

Vittorio De Sica
magical realism poverty and social class childhood innocence redemption through kindness urban fantasy
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Italian neorealist fantasy. Spielberg cited the final flying sequence as direct inspiration for E.T.

Year1951
CountryItaly
DirectorVittorio De Sica
Miracle in Milan poster

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