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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?

A moving and thought-provoking wartime story.

A timeless and timely reminder that in the real world bad things happen to good people too and that not all characters are caricatures.. a beautifully made and thought through film and an insightful look at the perspectives of children. Great understated performances from the adult cast and in particular the two principal guardians. I particularly liked the moment when the first Nazi interloper leaves the house with great dignity and shakes the hand of Mr Einstein in full knowledge of his religion. Despite the inevitable longing for a happy ending, the film pulls no punches and shows us truth and the raw unpredictability of human nature. Boy did that officer get out of the wrong side of the bed..

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The Sky Is Falling

A very moving story that is perfectly understated giving it a poignant and universal quality. The whole film is seen through the eyes of children who are caught up in events that they do not comprehend except that they affect them deeply. The children&#39;s acting is natural and unforced, at times full of the carefree pleasures of childhood but also able to reach considerable depth of feeling. It is a film of positive values: love, family, tolerance played out against the brutality and pointlessness of a war that impacts ordinary people giving it a truly universal quality. Joeren Krabbe gives a restrained performance of great dignity and humanity making the tragedy of his death so much the greater. Having done all to protect and safeguard his family, human inhumanity wantonly destroys though in the end the human spirit rises above the evil that lies beneath the surface. I highly recommend the film: we need to remember too that similar stories are played out wherever there is war. This is a universal story.

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A classic of European cinema

A moving and thought-provoking wartime story.

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