Angel from the basement apartment
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Angel from the basement apartment |
| Original title | Gli angeli del quartiere |
| Country of production | Italy |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1952 |
| length | 78 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Carlo Borghesio |
| script |
Mario Amendola , Carlo Borghesio , Sandro Continenza , Ennio De Concini , Leo Benvenuti |
| production | Franco Cristaldi |
| music | Nino Rota |
| camera | Vincenzo Seratrice |
| cut | Rolando Benedetti |
| occupation | |
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Angel from the basement apartment (original title: Gli angeli del quartiere ) is an Italian film drama in black and white from 1952 by Carlo Borghesio . He wrote the script himself in collaboration with Mario Amendola , Sandro Continenza , Ennio De Concini and Leo Benvenuti . The leading roles are cast with Enzo Cerusico , Giancarlo Nicotra and Jacques Sernas . The film was first released on October 16, 1952 in Italy. In the Federal Republic of Germany it had its premiere on June 9, 1968 in the program of the Second German Television ( ZDF ).
action
Italy in the early 1950s. Five children, whose parents perished in World War II, live in the dilapidated basement of an old apartment building . One night Virgola, the youngest of them, discovers several boxes in an adjoining room, all of which are filled with 1,000 lire bills . The boys, who have become infinitely rich in one fell swoop, decide not to reveal their secrets to any adult, but soon realize that they cannot do without an adult to manage the money and shop for them. So they take Mario, a pickpocket, into their midst. Although Mario was originally only after and stealing from the boys' money, the children's sincere affection and trust transforms him into a better person. He is now going out of his way to break away from his seedy and criminal cronies in order to start a new life. Then he and the children become secret benefactors. They help and give gifts to the poor, the elderly and, above all, the city's children. After all, they leave all the money to hospital nuns. After Mario was able to break away from his past, he marries an acquaintance of the children. Everyone is happy and satisfied now.
Reviews
16 years after the making of the film, the Protestant film observer summarized his criticism as follows: “Italian fictional film made in 1952, which was certainly well-intentioned, but whose maudlin plot and precocious dialogues seem embarrassing and mendacious as entertaining. Superfluous. ”The lexicon of international films only notes that it is an award-winning, exciting children's film. Moviepilot.de is full of praise : "A meticulous and realistic staging, paired with the adorable play of the young leading actors and the incomparable score by Nino Rota [...] make this film an unforgettable experience for young and old."
Web links
- Angels from the basement apartment in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Evangelischer Filmbeobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 278/1968, p. 278
- ↑ Angel from the basement apartment. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Criticism at Moviepilot.de