Miracle in Milan

What can be born on an abandoned lot? In "Miracle in Milan", Vittorio De Sica transforms a neglected space into a territory of hope, where the excluded reinvent the world carried by a hero whose overflowing generosity and kindness appear as a weapon against the greed of unscrupulous expropriators. At the crossroads of neorealism and fairy tale, the film brings poetry to light where one does not expect it and reminds us that forgotten places can become spaces of encounter, imagination, and solidarity. Between social satire, burlesque poetry, and bursts of fantasy (because miracles are indeed there!), De Sica composes an unclassifiable work that opposes the imaginary to the brutality of capital and celebrates the solidarity of the humble against all forms of power. Film projection!