The Children Are Watching Us
1943 · 84 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 3,180 VOTES · DIR. Vittorio De Sica
Overview
In his first collaboration with renowned screenwriter and longtime partner Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica examines the cataclysmic consequences of adult folly on an innocent child. Heralding the pair’s subsequent work on some of the masterpieces of Italian neorealism, The Children Are Watching Us is a vivid, deeply humane portrait of a family’s disintegration.
Dialogue Timeline — 764 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:15 The Friends of Vittorio De Sica Association presents
00:04:49 - Can I ride it? - No.
00:08:18 Did you have fun at the movies?
00:10:25 Pricò. You who were sent to me...
00:14:52 Everything.
00:16:49 The master was at a condo board meeting, and I was asleep.
00:19:08 It's unbelievable.
00:22:28 Sixteen lire.
00:27:54 I married her.
00:33:07 Is that what you want?
00:36:27 "I just have to see her for five minutes."
00:40:14 Pearl-gray or -
00:43:16 My baby! Did you hurit yourself?
00:46:23 You've made great progress, I see.
00:48:43 Good for you, Professor!
00:51:20 Duty calls. But my wife and son are staying.
00:53:47 I'll perform some sleight of hand
00:58:13 Like a steamroller.
01:01:23 It looks nice like this.
01:07:56 We found him over a mile from here.
01:10:13 I don't know.
01:12:53 Telegram.
01:17:53 I don't like this.
01:22:42 Go to Mommy.
Cast & Characters
Emilio Cigoli
Andrea - il padre
Luciano De Ambrosis
Pricò
Isa Pola
Nina - la madre
Adriano Rimoldi
Roberto - l'amante di Nina
Giovanna Cigoli
Agnese - la governante
Jone Frigerio
La nonna
Maria Gardena
La signora Uberti
Dina Perbellini
Zia Berelli
Nicoletta Parodi
Giuliana
Tecla Scarano
La signora Resta
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed764
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line01:22:42
Production Record
DirectorVittorio De Sica
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes3,180