Film

The Sky Is Falling

2000 · 1h 42m · War · Drama · Music

IMDb

6.5

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?

Isabella Rossellini

Katchen

Jeroen Krabbé

Wilhelm (as Jeroun Krabbé)

Barbara Enrichi

Rosa

Gianna Giachetti

Elsa

Luciano Virgilio

Arthur

Azzurra Antonacci

Maria

Bruno Vetti

Il parroco

Selene Maltauro

Mauro Marino

Cosimo

Bettina Giovannini

Signora Pinzauti

Veronica Niccolai

Penny

Lara Campoli

Baby

Elena Safonova

Maja (as Elena Sofonova)

Paul Brooke

Mr. Pitt

Cosimo Bani

Renzo Cantini

• Andrea FrazziDirector
• Antonio FrazziDirector
• Suso Cecchi d'AmicoScreenplay
• Lorenza MazzettiNovel
• Carlo CucchiProducer
• Vittorio NoiaProducer
• Laura MazzaProducer
• Franco Di GiacomoDirector of Photography
• Luis BacalovOriginal Music Composer
• Amedeo SalfaEditor

Release date

March 28, 2000

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

War, Drama, Music, Romance