Synopsis
In the immediate post-war period, amidst the rubble of a poverty-ridden Naples, two kids, Carmine and Celestina, try to survive as best they can by helping each other out. One night, they secretly board a ship bound for New York to reach Celestina’s sister, who emigrated to America several years earlier.
Awards
David di Donatello Award – David Giovani
Unpublished Screenplay by Federico Fellini
Datasheet
Direction Gabriele Salvatores
Screenplay Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli
Cinematography Diego Indraccolo
EditionJulien Panzarasa
Music Federico De’ Robertis
Production Design Rita Rabassini
Costume Design Patrizia Chericoni
Starring Pierfrancesco Favino, Dea Lanzaro, Antonio Guerra
Production Isabella Cocuzza, Arturo Paglia
Distribution Neo Art Producciones
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Gabriele Salvatores
Naples (Italy), 1950
Gabriele Salvatores was born in Naples in 1950. An Italian director and writer, he’s known for films such as Marrakech Express (1989), Non ho paura (2003), and Tutto il mio folle amore (2019). In 1991, he won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for Mediterraneo.
