{"id":81810,"date":"2022-02-28T00:31:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T07:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81810"},"modified":"2022-02-28T11:48:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T18:48:58","slug":"miracle-in-milan-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81810","title":{"rendered":"Miracle in Milan (1951)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;All we need&#8217;s a shack to live and sleep in.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Poster-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-81811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Poster-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Poster-709x1024.png 709w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Poster-89x128.png 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Poster-187x270.png 187w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Poster.png 765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn war-torn Italy, an old woman (Emma Gramatica) finds a baby in a cabbage patch and raises the young boy (Gianni Branduani) as her own until she dies and he&#8217;s sent to an orphanage. Once Toto (Francesco Golisano) grows up, he joins a poverty-stricken community threatened by a mogul (Guglielmo Barnabo) who is determined to purchase their oil-rich land and send its inhabitants away. When Toto suddenly receives angelic help from his deceased mother, he is able to stave off the encroaching capitalists and help his neighbors&#8217; wishes come true.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do-Gooders<\/li>\n<li>Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Italian Films<\/li>\n<li>Orphans<\/li>\n<li>Resistance Fighters<\/li>\n<li>Vittorio De Sica Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIn between <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32382\"><em>Bicycle Thieves<\/em> (1948)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77897\"><em>Umberto D.<\/em> (1952)<\/a>, Vittorio De Sica directed this surprisingly light-hearted, fantasy-filled look at enduring inequities in post-WWII Italy, specifically poking fun at the insidiously heartless encroachment of capitalism on collectivist efforts to survive. The opening cabbage patch sequence (accompanied by Alessandro Cicognini&#8217;s lilting score) sets the tone nicely for magic and whimsy: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cabbage-Patch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cabbage-Patch-1024x756.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"473\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cabbage-Patch-1024x756.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cabbage-Patch-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cabbage-Patch-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cabbage-Patch-768x567.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cabbage-Patch-365x270.png 365w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cabbage-Patch.png 1263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; as does an ensuing scene in which Gramatica is giddy to discover spilled milk on her cottage floor: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spilled-Milk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spilled-Milk-1024x772.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spilled-Milk-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spilled-Milk-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spilled-Milk-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spilled-Milk-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spilled-Milk-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spilled-Milk.png 1235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; given that she can instantly turn it into a makeshift map of a village with a milk-river running through it. As she exclaims to Toto, &#8220;What a great big place the world is!&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Village.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Village-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Village-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Village-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Village-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Village-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Village-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Village.png 1243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Once Toto has grown up into a preturnaturally positive young man (Golisano):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MIracle-in-Milan-Toto-Smiling.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MIracle-in-Milan-Toto-Smiling-1024x771.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MIracle-in-Milan-Toto-Smiling-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MIracle-in-Milan-Toto-Smiling-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MIracle-in-Milan-Toto-Smiling-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MIracle-in-Milan-Toto-Smiling-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MIracle-in-Milan-Toto-Smiling-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MIracle-in-Milan-Toto-Smiling.png 1247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; he continues to turn every challenge into an opportunity for gratitude and charity &#8212; starting with having his valise stolen by an impoverished man, then bunking with him in his freezing-cold, tent-like accommodations. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Prego.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Prego-1024x760.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"475\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Prego-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Prego-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Prego-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Prego-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Prego-364x270.png 364w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Prego.png 1243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From there, Toto helps turn their local dump into a livable village, all while ensuring the children learn their multiplication facts by painting them on all the signs: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-5-by-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-5-by-5-1024x767.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-5-by-5-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-5-by-5-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-5-by-5-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-5-by-5-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-5-by-5-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-5-by-5.png 1249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We root for Toto when he falls instantly in love with a sweet, mistreated servant (Brunella Bovo): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Romance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Romance-1024x771.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Romance-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Romance-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Romance-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Romance-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Romance-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Romance.png 1245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and are disheartened by the persistent baddies eager to exploit the &#8220;disposable&#8221; masses: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spraying.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spraying-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spraying-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spraying-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spraying-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spraying-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spraying-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Spraying.png 1241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Gramatica&#8217;s magical charm arrives at just the right moment to turn everything around &#8212; but to say more would spoil the story. This neo-realist fable remains an unusual treat, and is worth seeking out.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cine-ABC.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cine-ABC-1024x765.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cine-ABC-1024x765.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cine-ABC-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cine-ABC-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cine-ABC-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cine-ABC-362x270.png 362w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Cine-ABC.png 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ned Mann&#8217;s charming special effects<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Mother-Angel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Mother-Angel-1024x764.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Mother-Angel-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Mother-Angel-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Mother-Angel-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Mother-Angel-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Mother-Angel-362x270.png 362w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Mother-Angel.png 1239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Numerous memorable moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Sun2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Sun2-1024x767.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Sun2-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Sun2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Sun2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Sun2-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Sun2-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Sun2.png 1249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Statue.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Statue-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Statue-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Statue-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Statue-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Statue-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Statue-362x270.png 362w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Statue.png 1247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Broom-Flying.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Broom-Flying-1024x776.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Broom-Flying-1024x776.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Broom-Flying-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Broom-Flying-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Broom-Flying-768x582.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Broom-Flying-356x270.png 356w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Miracle-in-Milan-Broom-Flying.png 1239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a good show by a master director. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0043809\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3868mira.html\">DVD Savant Review <em>(note that his statement about actor Golisano&#8217;s death doesn&#8217;t hold up according to other sources)<\/em> <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;All we need&#8217;s a shack to live and sleep in.&#8221; Synopsis: In war-torn Italy, an old woman (Emma Gramatica) finds a baby in a cabbage patch and raises the young boy (Gianni Branduani) as her own until she dies and he&#8217;s sent to an orphanage. Once Toto (Francesco Golisano) grows up, he joins a poverty-stricken community threatened by a mogul (Guglielmo Barnabo) who is determined to purchase their oil-rich land and send its inhabitants away. 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