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Mi chiamano Mimì (1926)

Mi chiamano Mimì poster
Directed by
Washington Borg
Genre
silent film
Country
Italy
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This silent film retells the story of bohemian life in Paris using children under ten as the actors. It shows the struggles and joys of young artists living in poverty.

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What happens

Mi chiamano Mimì è un film muto italiano del 1926 diretto da Washington Borg. Il film è una trasposizione cinematografica del romanzo Scènes de la vie de bohème di Murger fatta interpretare a bambini al di sotto dei dieci anni. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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