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Caterina in the Big City (2003)

Original title: Caterina va in città

NR · 2003-10-24 · 1h 45m · IT
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Sometimes you just want to fit in... or not.

When her social-climbing father is relocated from small-town North to his native Rome, 12-year-old Caterina enrolls to his old school, finding herself in an completely different environment where students rigidly divide themselves in subcultures based on social class and their parents' political affiliation.

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Paolo VirzìDirector

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Sergio CastellittoSergio CastellittoGiancarlo IacovoniMargherita BuyMargherita BuyAgata IacovoniAlice TeghilAlice TeghilCaterina IacovoniFederica SbrennaFederica SbrennaDaniela GermanoCarolina IaquanielloCarolina IaquanielloMargherita Rossi ChailletClaudio AmendolaClaudio AmendolaManlio GermanoZach WallenZach WallenEdwardGalatea RanziGalatea RanziLivia, Margherita's motherMartino ReviglioMartino ReviglioGianfilippoGiulia Elettra GoriettiGiulia Elettra GoriettiGiadaAlessandra CeliAlessandra CeliMrs. GermanoMargherita MazzolaMargherita MazzolaMartina

Keywords

School friendItalyElementary schoolObsessionFirst kissRome, italyMiddle schoolDramedyOverbearing fatherChorusMoving to a citySocial lifePolitical humorFitting in

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinitySchool Friend · Italy · Elementary SchoolDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference326349Actor preference269089 · 381068 · 490931Country preferenceIt

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What is Caterina in the Big City about?

When her social-climbing father is relocated from small-town North to his native Rome, 12-year-old Caterina enrolls to his old school, finding herself in an completely different environment where students rigidly divide themselves in subcultures based on social class and their parents' political affiliation.

How long is Caterina in the Big City?

Caterina in the Big City has a runtime of 105 minutes.