Il bambino e il poliziotto

1989 1h 46m IT

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 88

ComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Carlo, a police officer, after intercepting a call conducts a drug bust at a private party at the upper class apartment of Rosanna Clerici and she is arrested. Just as the police and party guests are leaving, Giulio, Rosanna's six-year-old son, comes out of his room and asks Carlo where his mother is. Seeing that Carlo is the person responsible for his mother's arrest, Giulio tags along with him until his mother is freed. Carlo does everything possible to have Social Services or somebody look after the kid but is told by the Courts that he is the best candidate for his custody until a better one is found. Even though Giulio manages to turn Carlo's life inside out he ends up getting to like the kid and falling for the kid's mother, Rosanna, while she is in prison. It ends with Rosanna being released from prison and the three of them going out for dinner.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Carlo Verdone
Carlo Vinciguerra
Federico Rizzo
Giulio
Adriana Franceschi
Rosanna Clerici
Barbara Cupisti
Lucia
Isabella De Bernardi
Ofc. D'Ambrosio
Gianluca Favilla
Det. Folliero
Francesco Gabriele
Mafioso
Anna Maria Dossena
Adelina Cruciata

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carlo Verdone
Writers: Leonardo Benvenuti, Carlo Verdone, Carlo Verdone
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Carlo Verdone, shot by Danilo Desideri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Editor Antonio Siciliano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Carlo Verdone and Federico Rizzo and Adriana Franceschi carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0096884 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Carlo Verdone directs. Danilo Desideri behind the camera. Antonio Siciliano cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Carlo Verdone, shot by Danilo Desideri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Antonio Siciliano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Carlo Verdone and Federico Rizzo and Adriana Franceschi carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0096884 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.