A Children's Story (Italian: Certi bambini[1]), also known as Certain Children in Australia, is an Italian drama film directed by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi[2] which focuses on the life of an eleven-year-old boy growing up in an environment of poverty and criminality in Naples.[3][4][5] This was the second film to be made by the Frazzi twins, Il cielo cade (starring Isabella Rossellini and JeroenKrabbé) having been released in 2000. It was Andrea Frazzi's last film;[6] he died in May 2006.
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| Directed by | Andrea Frazzi Antonio Frazzi Gabriele Muccino |
| Produced by | Rosario Rinaldo |
| Starring | Gianluca Di Gennaro |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Neapolitan |
Certi bambini was awarded the 2004 Crystal Globe at the 39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Cast edit
- Gianluca Di Gennaro as Rosario
- Carmine Recano as Damiano
- Arturo Paglia as Santino
- Sergio Solli as Casaluce
- Rolando Ravello as Sciancalepore
- Marcello Romolo as Don Alfonso
- Mario Giordano
- Nuccia Fumo
- Terence Guida
- Miriam Candurro as Catarina
- Carlo Caracciolo
- Francesco Di Leva
- Marcella Granito as Giulia
- Alessandro Guasco
- Gennaro Mirto
- Patrizio Rispo
- Maria Laura Rondanini
Awards edit
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Best Film [7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Renga, Dana, ed. (2019). Mafia Movies: A Reader. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-4875-0023-8. OCLC 1090426941.
- ^ "Certi bambini". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ Gonzalez, Ed (2005-03-15). "Review: Certi Bambini". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ Staines, David, ed. (2001-06-26). Margaret Laurence: Critical Reflections. University of Ottawa Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1ckpc4t.13. ISBN 978-0-7766-1658-2. JSTOR j.ctt1ckpc4t.
- ^ "Films and filming". Films and Filming. 1954. ISSN 0015-167X. OCLC 1569213.
- ^ Cooper, Allison (2019-09-23). 42. Growing Up Camorrista: Antonio and Andrea Frazzi's Certi bambini. University of Toronto Press. pp. 271–276. doi:10.3138/9781487510466-043. ISBN 978-1-4875-1046-6. S2CID 204671412.
- ^ Certi bambini (2004) (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-03-22
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