Io speriamo che me la cavo

This movie is a true gem...even with all the swearing it still retains an almost disney like innocence. The Italian children that are in this movie will absolutely amaze you...most north-american style child actors are guilty of either complete lack of talent, or of being hams...not so here.... not to say many of the scene's aren't over the top..they are...but they are done so well, and the comedy and drama handled so deftly you take it all in stride.... This movie is on par with another foreign film called "Children of Heaven"....different subject matter, but same sense of comedy and drama.

A perfect film, probably the best description of a difficult teacher-student interaction in a destitute neighborhood. Intense, sincere, shocking, never a dull moment. Paolo Villaggio is inimitable as the Professor who comes from Northern Italy to a village of Southern Italy with all the ideals of a dedicated teacher, as he finds himself immersed in the poverty and crime stricken city of Corzano. And the kids! these little rascals are just amazing. In my opinion, this is the best movie ever made by Lina Wertmuller, far from her past naive left-wing production. It would be nice that IMDb show its alternate title 'Ciao, Professore' as an option: it took me a while to figure out that the movie I had watched was the same as "Io speriamo che me la cavo".

Nice movie and important for me. It should be more taken into consideration because it is well done and lasts just right. Paolo Villaggio manages very well to play a character other than Fantozzi. It is one of the best films with Villaggio in the cast. It is nice to see the cross-section of the southern setting of a village near Naples. Northern and southern Italy are different but in the end we understand that we are the same and we all have to learn something.

I actually watched it 15 times from 2019 to nowdays and everytime I see it I remember an old teacher that teached catholic religion in middle school. He always looked strict but teached me and my classmates with his heart; he often defended me and let me build in me courage and strength just like Marco Tullio Sperelli... I always remember him as my teacher T^T.

You will never see a better movie with child actors than this one. And Paolo Villaggio is very touching, he doesn't fool around like in the movies that followed the first Fantozzi. There are many scenes so emotional that they almost make you cry. A powerful film that will change the hearts of those who will see it. All the children in the film are truly extraordinary and, especially, Maria Esposito in the role of Rosinella.