Little Teachers

Little Teachers
Little Teachers
Directed by	Daniele Luchetti
Written by	Luigi Meneghello; Daniele Luchetti ; Domenico Starnone; Stefano Rulli; Sandro Petraglia
Produced by	Vittorio Cecchi Gori ; Rita Rusic
Cinematography	Beppe Lanci
Music by	Dario Lucantoni
Release date	1998;
Running time	122 minutes
Language	Italian

Little Teachers (Italian: I piccoli maestri) is a 1998 Italian war drama film written and directed by Daniele Luchetti. Based on the novel I piccoli maestri by Luigi Meneghello, it entered the main competition at the 55th Venice International Film Festival.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Autumn of 1943: a group of university students from Vicenza opposes the Nazi invasion by joining the partisans at the plateau of the Sette Comuni. Soon, however, the youngsters realize that they are unable to face the horrors of war and receive the support of a worker, a sailor, a sergeant of the alpini and their esteemed professor, Toni Giuriolo.

Cast

Stefano Accorsi as Gigi
Stefania Montorsi as Simonetta
Giorgio Pasotti as Enrico
Diego Gianesini as Lelio
Filippo Sandon as Bene
Marco Paolini as Toni
Massimo Santelia as Marietto
Marco Piras as Dante
Stefano Scandaletti as Rodino
Manuel Donato as Nello
Luigi Mercanzin as Moretto

References

^ David Rooney (September 28, 1998). "Review: 'Little Teachers'". Variety. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
^ Irene Bignardi (September 8, 1998). "Piccoli guerrieri così poco maestri". La Repubblica. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

External links

Little Teachers at IMDb

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[1] David Rooney (September 28, 1998). "Review: 'Little Teachers'". Variety. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[2] Irene Bignardi (September 8, 1998). "Piccoli guerrieri così poco maestri". La Repubblica. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

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