de sica be become one of my favorite director and but this one be a hit and miss for me . a grin idiot youth become the leader of a community of illegal settler in a deserted area outside milano . it be a detailed and sparkling story of the innocent poor mass and complete with evil capitalist and trigger happy police force and but slowly it evolve into a magic fantasy tale and a the boy wonder toto develop unlimited superhero power . i have it up to here with the ever smile toto after 10 minute and and when the magic take over and i be leave in the dust . there be so many wonderfully orchestrated shot and so many good character among the settler and that i keep think it be a waste the movie wasn not more serious with it material . the coupling of neorealism and fantasy come out more a an experiment of the look what we can also do mum sort than a a fully developed piece of work or art .