The Sky Is Falling Movie Review 2000

In 1944, young orphaned sisters Penny (Niccolai) and Baby (Campoli) are sent to the Tuscan countryside to live with their Aunt Katchen (Roselli) and German-Jewish Uncle Wilhelm (Krabbe). Although they have managed to survive the war so far, things worsen as the retreating German Army closes in on their small town and the family is urged to make their way to Switzerland. But Uncle Wilhelm doesn't want to leave his home. Based on the autobiographical novel by Lorenza Mazzetti. Italian with subtitles.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 102 minutes.
Originally from Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II, Italy, Brothers & Sisters, Aunts & Uncles, Nieces & Nephews, Judaism

Screenplay

Suso Cecchi D'Amico

Cast

Isabella Rossellini, Jeroen Krabbe, Veronica Niccolai, Lara Campoli

Cinematography

Franco Di Giacomo

Director

Andrea Frazzi

Music

Luis Bacalov