“A pure fairy tale”
—The Village Voice

“Filled with astonishing special effects and slapstick stunts”
—The New Yorker

“Buoyant and satirical, but the social commentary comes packed in grenades.”
—The Village Voice

Vittorio De Sica’s hybrid of neorealism and fantasy has a crowd-pleasing fairytale energy. A shanty town on the outskirts of Milan, under siege by heartless townspeople, is aided by a magical orphan. Free Member Monday – all AFS members are invited to attend the March 21 screening for free.