Little Teachers

1998 film

Little Teachers

Directed by| Daniele Luchetti
Written by| Luigi Meneghello
Daniele Luchetti
Domenico Starnone
Stefano Rulli
Sandro Petraglia
Produced by| Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Rita Rusic
Starring|

* Stefano Accorsi
* Stefania Montorsi
* Giorgio Pasotti

Cinematography| Beppe Lanci
Music by| Dario Lucantoni

Release date

* 1998 (1998)

Running time

| 122 minutes
Language| Italian

Little Teachers (Italian: I piccoli maestri) is a 1998 Italian war drama film written and directed by Daniele Luchetti. Based on the novel I piccoli maestri by Luigi Meneghello, it entered the main competition at the 55th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2]

## Plot

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Autumn of 1943: a group of university students from Vicenza opposes the Nazi invasion by joining the partisans at the plateau of the Sette Comuni. Soon, however, the youngsters realize that they are unable to face the horrors of war and receive the support of a worker, a sailor, a sergeant of the alpini and their esteemed professor, Toni Giuriolo.

## Cast

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* Stefano Accorsi as Gigi
* Stefania Montorsi as Simonetta
* Giorgio Pasotti as Enrico
* Diego Gianesini as Lelio
* Filippo Sandon as Bene
* Marco Paolini as Toni
* Massimo Santelia as Marietto
* Marco Piras as Dante
* Stefano Scandaletti as Rodino
* Manuel Donato as Nello
* Luigi Mercanzin as Moretto

## References

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1. ^ David Rooney (September 28, 1998). "Review: 'Little Teachers'". Variety. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
2. ^ Irene Bignardi (September 8, 1998). "Piccoli guerrieri così poco maestri". La Repubblica. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

## External links

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* Little Teachers at IMDb

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Films directed by Daniele Luchetti

* It's Happening Tomorrow (1988)
* The Week of the Sphinx (1990)
* The Yes Man (1991)
* The Storm Is Coming (1993)
* La scuola (1995)
* Little Teachers (1998)
* Ginger and Cinnamon (2003)
* My Brother Is an Only Child (2007)
* La nostra vita (2010)
* Those Happy Years (2013)
* Chiamatemi Francesco (2015)
* Io sono Tempesta (2018)
* Ordinary Happiness (2019)
* The Ties (2020)
* Confidenza (2024)

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