Miracle in Milan

Italian neorealism, but make it jolly. It's a strange combination, but one that isn't quite as bad as I'd feared originally. I'm still not won over by this niche, but at least Miracle in Milan isn't as dreary as many of its peers. Apart from that, there still wasn't much here for me I'm afraid.

Toto is an orphan who was raised by a gentle old woman. When she dies he goes to live in an orphanage and after WWII he moves to Milan to look for a job. There he joins a group of homeless people, becoming their unofficial leader. They band together and make their own village in an abandoned field.

The minimal dialogue is a plus, the continuous presence of music not so much. The performances are overstated and the plot wasn't all that interesting, the cinematography was slightly better than usual, but not good enough to wow me. So yeah, this was an interesting experiment from De Sica, but the result isn't all that impressive.