A Children's Story

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A Children’s Story
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Directed byAndrea Frazzi
Antonio Frazzi
Gabriele Muccino
Produced byRosario Rinaldo
StarringGianluca Di Gennaro
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
CountryItaly
Language Neapolitan

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] 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; [5] he died in May 2006.

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Certi bambini was awarded the 2004 Crystal Globe at the 39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Plot

Rosario, an 11-year-old boy, lives in an apartment building on the outskirts of Naples with his grandmother Liliana, who is old and sick. Born into an environment of confusion and crime, he constantly oscillates between bad influences, such as Damiano, a criminal who exploits his gang, the camorra, and good habits, like his grandmother, whom he takes care of, and the local church. His days are spent hanging around arcades, bad sandwich shops, committing petty crimes, and playing impromptu Russian roulette on the ring road. He also attends a shelter run by volunteers that helps struggling families. His role models are Damiano, a thug from the neighborhood, and Santino, a volunteer at the shelter. One day, Rosario meets Caterina there, falls in love with her, and his life seems to improve. But a series of negative events eventually pushes him into the arms of organized crime, and evil becomes an inescapable fate. The material decay of the crumbling city transforms into the moral decay of the young boys, who have no other option but to follow their destined path as small criminals.

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References

  1. ↑ Renga, Dana, ed. (2019). Mafia Movies: A Reader. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 271. ISBN   978-1-4875-0023-8. OCLC   1090426941.
  2. ↑ "Certi bambini". Cineuropa . Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  3. ↑ Gonzalez, Ed (2005-03-15). "Review: Certi Bambini". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Certi bambini (2004) (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-03-22


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