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Neapolitans in Milan (1953)

Neapolitans in Milan poster
Original title
Napoletani a Milano
Directed by
Eduardo De Filippo
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of Neapolitans move to Milan and adjust to life in a different city. The film follows their experiences as they bring their southern Italian customs to the northern metropolis.

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What happens

Napoletani a Milano (internationally released as Neapolitans in Milan) is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Eduardo De Filippo. It entered the competition at the 14th Venice International Film Festival. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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