SummaryIn a run-down park on the outskirts of Rome, a two year-old girl is discovered and taken in by a family of hard-luck circus performers. A note in the child's pocket from a desperate mother reveals little about who she is or why she was left. As the bond grows between the girl and her surrogate family, this naturalistic drama becomes a revealing a... Read More
Directed By:Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
Written By:Tizza Covi
Little Girl (La Pivellina)
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Aug 30, 2011
80
It's in the periphery of this daily minutiae that Covi and Frimmel work their neorealistic magic, turning what might have been a sappy maternal-awakening melodrama into a simplistic, genuinely sweet tribute to motherhood, Italian style.
Aug 30, 2011
70
Scenes showing the tricky process of acclimatizing a child to new surroundings, and the patchwork of experiences that make up an education - both Asia's and Tairo's - are grounded by entirely affectless performances, not least that of little Asia Crippa.
Aug 31, 2011
60
Though at times too determined to avoid dramatic highs and lows, Little Girl strikes gold in the casting of the 2-year-old Asia Crippa.
Aug 29, 2011
50
The film lacks the immediacy of the Dardenne brothers' pictures, the electrifying sense that anything might happen, while also avoiding their penchant for redemptive resolutions.
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Production Company:
- Vento Film
- Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Release Date:Sep 2, 2011
Duration:1 h 40 m
Awards
Bimbi Belli Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Valdivia International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
