Little Teachers
Directed byDaniele Luchetti
Written byLuigi Meneghello
Daniele Luchetti
Domenico Starnone
Stefano Rulli
Sandro Petraglia
Produced byVittorio Cecchi Gori
Rita Rusic
Starring
CinematographyBeppe Lanci
Music byDario Lucantoni
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
122 minutes
LanguageItalian

Little Teachers (Italian: I piccoli maestri) is a 1998 Italian war drama film written and directed by Daniele Luchetti. Based on the novel I piccoli maestri by Luigi Meneghello, it entered the main competition at the 55th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2]

Plot

Autumn of 1943: a group of university students from Vicenza opposes the Nazi invasion by joining the partisans at the plateau of the Sette Comuni. Soon, however, the youngsters realize that they are unable to face the horrors of war and receive the support of a worker, a sailor, a sergeant of the alpini and their esteemed professor, Toni Giuriolo.

Cast

References

  1. ^ David Rooney (September 28, 1998). "Review: 'Little Teachers'". Variety. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. ^ Irene Bignardi (September 8, 1998). "Piccoli guerrieri così poco maestri". La Repubblica. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

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Films directed by Daniele Luchetti
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