The story
1943, an estate north of Firenze. The weight of the world is on the shoulders of Penny, who's about 10. An orphan, she must watch over her little sister when they go to live with her aunt and uncle. Penny's a Catholic, and worries about her uncle's soul. He's Jewish, progressive and a free thinker, a fair boss, and devoted to his family. He can be stern, so Penny also worries that she'll never please him and that he won't love her. Then, after the Allied forces land in Sicily and the Germans begin their retreat, Penny must worry about her uncle's life. She tries logic and appeals to human decency. Can a child keep the sky from falling?
Cast & crew
Isabella RosselliniKatchen
Jeroen KrabbéWilhelm (as Jeroun Krabbé)
Barbara EnrichiRosa
Gianna GiachettiElsa
Luciano VirgilioArthur
Bruno VettiIl parroco
Mauro MarinoCosimo
Bettina GiovanniniSignora PinzautiExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- Director
- Andrea Frazzi
- Director
- Antonio Frazzi
- Producer
- Carlo Cucchi
- Producer
- Vittorio Noia
- Producer
- Laura Mazza
- Original Music Composer
- Luis Bacalov
- Director of Photography
- Franco Di Giacomo
- Editor
- Amedeo Salfa