The Children's Train

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The Children's Train
Il Treno dei Bambini.jpg
Italian Netflix teaser poster
Italian Il treno dei bambini
Directed by Cristina Comencini
Written by
  • Furio Andreotti
  • Giulia Calenda
  • Cristina Comencini
  • Camille Dugay
Based onThe Children's Train
by Viola Ardone
Produced by
  • Carlo Degli Esposti
  • Nicola Serra
Starring
Cinematography Italo Petriccione
Edited by
  • Patrizio Marone
  • Esmeralda Calabria
Music by Nicola Piovani
Production
company
Palomar
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • 20 October 2024 (2024-10-20)(Rome)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Children's Train (Italian : Il treno dei bambini) is an upcoming Italian film co-written and directed by Cristina Comencini, based on the novel of the same name by Viola Ardone. It will premiere at the 19th Rome Film Festival on 20 October 2024 before being released by Netflix.

Contents

Plot

In 1946, a Neapolitan boy travels to northern Italy to live with a host family as part of the treni della felicità initiative.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Pistoia and Montalcino, both in Tuscany, as well as Naples and Reggio Emilia. [1] [2] [3]

Release

A teaser trailer for the film was released on 12 February 2024. [4] [5] Promotional stills were released in May 2024. [6] [7] A teaser poster was released on 18 July 2024. [8] [9]

The film will premiere at the 19th Rome Film Festival on 20 October 2024. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "A Pistoia si gira 'Il treno dei bambini'. Con Netflix e Cristina Comencini". La Nazione (in Italian). 15 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Farro, Alessandra (24 October 2023). "«Il treno dei bambini» a Napoli, Serena Rossi sul set in piazza del Gesù". Il Mattino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Ferrari, Lara Maria (21 September 2023). "Netflix sceglie Reggio per 'Il treno dei bambini'". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Billington, Alex (12 February 2024). "First Teaser Trailer for Heartwarming Italian Film 'The Children's Train'". Firstshowing.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Guerrieri, Fabrizio (16 February 2024). "Il treno dei bambini, con Stefano Accorsi e Barbara Ronchi". AV Magazine (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Urbani, Ilaria (14 May 2024). "Le prime immagini de "Il treno dei bambini" dal bestseller di Viola Ardone". La Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Armiero, Mirella (13 May 2024). "«Il treno dei bambini», Netflix diffonde le prime immagini del film tratto dal best seller di Viola Ardone". Corriere del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Volonté, Martina (18 July 2024). "Il treno dei bambini: il poster dell'atteso film Netflix di Cristina Comencini". Cinematographe.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Guida, Chiara (18 July 2024). "Il treno dei bambini: il teaser poster, il teaser trailer e le prime immagini". Cinefilos (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  10. ↑ Scarpa, Vittoria (23 September 2024). "One hundred titles from 48 countries and a flurry of world premieres will form of the focus of this year's Rome Film Fest". Cineuropa . Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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