The Sky Is Falling

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

I Isabella RosselliniKatchen J Jeroen KrabbéWilhelm (as Jeroun Krabbé) B Barbara EnrichiRosa G Gianna GiachettiElsa L Luciano VirgilioArthur A Azzurra AntonacciMaria B Bruno VettiIl parroco S Selene Maltauro M Mauro MarinoCosimo B Bettina GiovanniniSignora Pinzauti V Veronica NiccolaiPenny L Lara CampoliBaby

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E Elena SafonovaMaja (as Elena Sofonova) P Paul BrookeMr. Pitt C Cosimo Bani R Renzo Cantini D Daniel DrigotGerman Soldier U Umberto Fantani D Daniela Fontani A Adelaide FotiMaestra di scuola F Francesco GabbrielliLeonardo A Alexander GuembelGerman Officer H Helmut Hagen F Fabrizio Jovine U Ulf Dieter Kusdas F Fernando Maraghini P Pierluigi Naldi R Riccardo Naldini A Andrea NannelliPartigiano R Ralph Palka S Stefano Pecchioli F Francesca Prearo M Massimo Salvianti R Richard Sammel M Massimo Sangermano L Lucia Socci