Follows two Neapolitan kids as they journey to New York to escape Italy's early postwar poverty.Follows two Neapolitan kids as they journey to New York to escape Italy's early postwar poverty.Follows two Neapolitan kids as they journey to New York to escape Italy's early postwar poverty.
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- TriviaWhen Fellini and Pinelli wrote the treatment that Gabriele Salvatores used as the basis for the screenplay, they had not yet been to America. Salvatores chose to depict New York in a not entirely realistic way to capture the sense of idealization.
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Gabriele Salvatores has crafted a delightful film based on a treatment written in their youth by Fellini and Pinelli. They are responsible for the story of Celestina, who, a few years after the end of the war, decides to escape a life of hardship in Naples to reach New York, the promised land brimming with opportunities. The protagonist's coming-of-age story is mirrored in the narrative style, which transitions from the neorealism of the first part to the fairy-tale quality of the second. Salvatores and the cast deliver an extraordinary performance, maintaining the film's delicate balance between drama, comedy, and fantasy. The result is a refined elegance that avoids the saccharine or overly sentimental tones the story could have easily inspired. A significant contribution comes from the impeccable production design and the soundtrack, combining period and contemporary music, which imbues the film with a poetic lightness throughout.
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- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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