La grande citrouille

Original title: Il grande cocomero

1993
1h 35m

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An epileptic 12-year-old girl, Pippi, is hospitalized in the psychiatric ward instead of the neurological ward, due to an administration error. Out of this mistake begins the difficult journ... Read allAn epileptic 12-year-old girl, Pippi, is hospitalized in the psychiatric ward instead of the neurological ward, due to an administration error. Out of this mistake begins the difficult journey towards being cured.An epileptic 12-year-old girl, Pippi, is hospitalized in the psychiatric ward instead of the neurological ward, due to an administration error. Out of this mistake begins the difficult journey towards being cured.

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6.8/10

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Awards
- 11 wins & 9 nominations total

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8Daniel Karlsson

Unforgettable and moving

I saw this film in Munich over a year ago, by mistake. I was pleasantly surprised though. At that time, I found it touching but also slightly boring. I gave it a 6 out of 10. Today, I still can't forget this film, even though I see approximately one new movie per day. I just can't forget the young epileptic girl's face. Today I'm thinking of rating it a 8.

9id247

A delightful piece of Italian cinema

Another example of why European cinema throws up so many more interesting films than our American counterparts. And why is this?

Because they usually deal with humanity rather than machinery.

Il Grande Cocomero delivers characters you can identify with, multi-dimensional people, foibles and all, that are totally recognisable and there's not one special effect in sight.

This film puts humanity first, and is so much the richer for that. A little gem.