| Edition |
DVD special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 70 cm, folded to 12 x 19 cm). |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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monochrome rdacc |
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black and white |
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stamping rdapm |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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sound rdasco |
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mono rdacpc |
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wide screen rdaar |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 1119 |
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Criterion collection ; 1119.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; aspect ratio 1.37:1; Dolby monaural. |
| Cast |
Emma Gramatica, Francesco Golisano, Paolo Stoppa, Guglielmo Barnabò, Brunella Bovo, Anna Carena. |
| Credits |
Photography by G. R. Aldo ; editing, Eraldo Da Roma ; music by Alessandro Cicognini. |
| Note |
Based on the novel "Toto il buono" by Cesare Zavattini. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. |
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Aspect ratio 1.37:1. |
| Summary |
"Renowned filmmaker Vittorio De Sica followed up his international triumph Bicycle Thieves with this enchantingly playful neorealist fairy tale, in which he combines his celebrated slice-of-life poetry with flights of graceful comedy and storybook fantasy. On the outskirts of Milan, a band of vagabonds works together to form a shantytown. When it is discovered that the land they occupy contains oil, however, it's up to the cherubic orphan Totò (Francesco Golisano)--with some divine help--to save their community from greedy developers. Tipping their hats to the imaginative whimsy of Charles Chaplin and René Clair, De Sica and screenwriter Cesare Zavattini, adapting his own novel, craft a big-hearted ode to the nobility of everyday people"--Container. |
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Special features: new 4K digital restoration; new interview with neorealism expert and film scholar David Forgacs; audio interview from the late 1960s in which director Vittorio De Sica looks back on his career, conducted by film critic Gideon Bachmann; Interviews with actor Brunella Bovo and Manuel De Sica, the director's son; Feature-length documentary from 2019 on screenwriter Cesare Zavattini; Trailers; New English subtitle translation; An essay by film critic Christina Newland. |
| Language |
Italian dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Genre/Form |
Fantasy films.
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Fantasy films. (OCoLC)fst01710304
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Italy. (OCoLC)fst01204565
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Zavattini, Cesare, 1902-1989. (OCoLC)fst00033587
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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| Subject |
Poor -- Italy -- Milan -- Drama.
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| Local Subject |
Poor people -- Italy -- Milan -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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| Subject |
Italy -- Milan.
(OCoLC)fst01208698
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Tramps. (OCoLC)fst01154474
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Tramps -- Italy -- Drama.
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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| Subject |
Orphans. (OCoLC)fst01048433
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Milan (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Film adaptations.
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Comedy films.
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Poor. (OCoLC)fst01071040
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Orphans -- Italy -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
De Sica, Vittorio, 1901-1974, film director, screenwriter, film producer.
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Zavattini, Cesare, 1902-1989, screenwriter.
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Cecchi d'Amico, Suso, screenwriter.
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Gramatica, Emma, approximately 1872-1965, actor.
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Golisano, Francesco, actor.
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Chiari, Mario, 1909-1989, screenwriter.
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Stoppa, Paolo, actor.
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Franci, Adolfo, screenwriter.
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Barnabò, Guglielmo, actor.
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Bovo, Brunella, 1932-2017, actor.
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Carena, Anna, actor.
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Graziati, Aldo, 1902-1953, director of photography.
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Da Roma, Eraldo, editor of moving image work.
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Cicognini, Alessandro, composer (expression)
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Motion picture adaptation of (work):: Zavattini, Cesare, 1902-1989.
Totò il buono.
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Compass Film, film distributor.
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Cineteca comunale (Bologna, Italy), film distributor.
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Produzioni De Sica S.A., production company.
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Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Note |
Container title: Miracle in Milan |
| Added Title |
Container of (work): Miracolo a Milano (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
9781681439266 |
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1681439263 |
| Standard No. |
715515270816 |
| Music No. |
CC3347D The Criterion Collection |
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