Very Old Very Nice: I bambini ci guardano as The Children Are Watching Us 1944

As the picture begins the viewer is introduced to Pricò, a young Italian boy UN agency lives along with his oldsters in an exceedingly conservative home. His mother, Nina, takes him to a neighborhood park wherever he enjoys his day trip whereas looking a show, however is additionally involved with a handsome lover named Roberto (with whom Nina has shared a past romance) entreaty his mother whereas he's assumed to not be taking note. because the boy returns home, the family has dinner whereas Pricò reflects on his day within the park. Later that night, when his mother puts him to bed, she runs off with the intruder, exploit Pricò's father distressed at the thought of getting to boost his son himself. whereas their neighbors share variety of rumors regarding the disappearance of Nina, it's quickly in agreement that she ran off with another man. whereas involved together with her disappearance, Nina quickly returns to the house when a number of days for the sake of their son. whereas the daddy, Andrea, isn't entirely happy with this arrangement, he relents so his son might age within the same house as his mother.

To distance herself from Roberto, Nina and Andrea comply with prolong vacation with their son to a close-by beach edifice. the holiday occupies their time, apparently pleased with the prospect of a reunion. when Andrea says that he should return home to his job, he suggests that Nina stick with Pricò a number of further days that they'll fancy their time. when exploit, Nina is once more pursued by Roberto UN agency shows up unexpectedly at a edifice dance, initially with success keeping him away. however when yielding to him all over again, Pricò is aghast by her lack of religion. when Pricò runs away, he's eventually brought back by the law enforcement officials whereas the edifice residents quickly begin their own rumors on the reason for his outgoing.
After Pricò and his mother come to their home city, Nina tells him outside their home to travel on up which she'll be up when happening AN trip. once Pricò goes to examine his father upstairs, he and his father understand the reality of why Nina isn't there. once more distressed at the running away of his partner, Andrea enrolls Pricò in an exceedingly private school. whereas his son is away, Andrea kills himself in despair. once Pricò is told of the death at the college, each his mother and trustworthy maid square measure there to comfort him. tho' terribly young, Pricò understands the character of his mother, refusing to travel to her for comfort in favor of his maid.