Little Teachers

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

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

• 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

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

• Little Teachers at IMDb