Miracle in Milan

Miracle in Milan Italian Miracolo a Milano is a 1951 Italian film directed by Vittorio de Sica. The screenplay was cowritten by Cesare Zavattini, based on his novel Tot il Buono. The picture stars Francesco Golisano, Emma Gramatica, Paolo Stoppa, and Guglielmo Barnab.

This fantasy tale tells of Tot who, found in a cabbage patch, is adopted by Lolotta, a wise and kind old woman. When Lolotta dies he moves to an orphanage. At eighteen Tot Francesco Golisano leaves the orphanage and ends up in a shantytown squatter colony on the outskirts of Milan.Tots organizational ability learned at the orphanage and his simple kindness and optimistic outlook acquired from Lolotta bring structure to the colony and a sense of happiness and well being among the dispossessed who live there. ........

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