Miracle in Milan
1951 · Movie · Not Rated · 97 min · ★ 7.3 · 89% critics
Raised with warmth after being found as a baby, a relentlessly optimistic young man heads to post-war Milan and falls in with a tight-knit group of unhoused neighbors. As they build a makeshift community on empty land, powerful interests move in to push them out, forcing him to seek an unlikely kind of help.
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Details
- Original title
- Miracolo a Milano
- Years
- 1951
- Release date
- 1951-02-08
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (266 votes)
About
If you enjoy compassionate, funny stories that mix everyday hardship with a touch of magical whimsy and a clear message about greed and decency, this should land; Not for you if you want gritty realism like Bicycle Thieves.
Pros: warm-hearted humor; sharp social satire; uplifting spirit | Cons: whimsical fantasy turns; broad character types; uneven tone shifts
Themes
- homeless person
- based on novel or book
- slum
- magic
- angel
- milan
- poverty
- orphan
- kindness
- foundling
- magic realism
- shantytown
Cast & crew
Emma Gramatica
as La vecchia Lolotta
Francesco Golisano
as Totò
Paolo Stoppa
as Rappi
Guglielmo Barnabò
as Mobbi
Brunella Bovo
as Edvige
Anna Carena
as Marta, la signora altezzosa
Alba Arnova
as La statua che prende vita
- FC
Flora Cambi
as L'innamorata infelice
Virgilio Riento
as Il sergente delle guardie
Arturo Bragaglia
as Alfredo
Directed by Vittorio De Sica