this obscure de sica deliver the good . and it be say the meek shall inherit the earth . this tale of class on the surface but really an allegory for all the homeless people that populate europe after the great war . they be homeless but cheerful and in a society too impoverished and selfish to care for or acknowledge them and footmats for the italian carpetbagger . de sica chooses to tell it a a fairy tale and a cinderella story . i have not read the book it be base on so i can not foresay if the deus ex machina be the construct of the writer or vittorio . it begin with the word and once upon a time . to exemplify the timelessness of it tale and for the story could be set anywhere and everywhere . caricature sketch of the aristocracy that cut to the bone and whimsical nature of the homeless especially when they begin to grant their wish and an end right out of a spielberg picture make this boulange a delight for all . de sica most accessible picture be also one of his best . abandon neo realism and he always dally between that and pure good old film making and he create a movie that break the heart and at the same time fill it with the yearning of hope that one need to continue leave in this world . gracias vittorio . gracias . gracias . gracias .