The film was a great success, De Sica and Lia Franca became stars and the song Parlami d'amore Mariù was a hit. Rarelly in Italian film history, it was filmed on real Milan locations, nowadays it is a sort of documentary how was Milan in the 30s. The film was remade in 1953 by Glauco Pellegrini.
In 1986 Madras, a timid eight-year-old boy accidentally locks a feared criminal inside a school restroom. As the man faces hunger and isolation, an unexpected friendship forms between them, transforming both their lives.
A couple arrived in Rome in 1965, fleeing from an abusive husband and from crimes such as adultery and the abandonment of the marital roof, leaving their newborn daughter.
Eine junge Rennwagen-Mechanikerin täuscht eine Verlobung mit dem skandalträchtigsten Racing-Star der Szene vor – offiziell für seinen Ruf, insgeheim für ihre eigene Chance am Steuer. Doch bald droht die Lüge alles zu zerstören, auch das, was längst mehr ist als nur ein Spiel...