Review of Miracle in Milan (1951) by Andrea M — 10 Aug 2011

Vittorio De Sica's Miracle in Milan is categorized as a neo-realistic fable, a fantasy movie. And I have to say it's a joyful fairytale for both adults and children. It's the story about Totò who's left in an old woman's garden, abandon as a child.

When the old lady dies, he then left in an orphanage. When his grown up and leaves the orphanage, he's on his own, and doesn't seem to know much about how stranger people treat each other. He later that evening hook up with a hobo who let him sleep in his, so called home.

He kind of like most of the other hobos friendly and decides to live there in the hobo jungle, and find himself in harmony. But one day oil is flooding up from the ground, and the rich man who own the land where the hobo jungle is.

And he want's all of them out, but the hobo's them selfs a'int gonna give up so easy, and specially Totò. And what makes this a fantasy film is that he's deceased care takers ghost comes to him and gives him a white dove that will grant him every thing he wish for, and I must say, De Sica has a great imagination.

Thumbs up.