Children are Pieces of Your Heart
1981, Italian. Directed by Alfonso Brescia.
A humble organ grinder is married to a barren woman. The pair would like to adopt a child but are too poor. Suddenly a miracle seems to happen: she's pregnant. Unfortunately the baby dies and the man is forced, through hardship, to buy one from a chorus girl who wants to get rid of him. After a short time even his wife dies and the poor man brings up the child on his own, singing in taverns to make ends meet. The father and son's humble life is upset when the real father of the boy reappears and wants his child back. The two men fight to get the custody of the boy.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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Cast & crew
- Alfonso BresciaDirector
- Mario MerolaTommaso Maffettone
- Anna Maria AckermannMatilde Maffettone
- Michele EspositoFelicello Maffettone
- Gianni CiardoNicola - the teacher
- Rosalia MaggioDonna Concetta
- Ernst TholeVéronique
- Ivan RassimovLorenzo Berisio
- Clara ColosimoL'ostetrica
- Roberto CaporaliFranco Pieroni
- Carlo GiuffrèVincenzo Cacace
- Michela MitiMariastella
Details
- Released
- 28 November 1981
- Original title
- I figli... so' pezzi 'e core
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Alfonso Brescia, Gino Capone
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How long is Children are Pieces of Your Heart?
Children are Pieces of Your Heart runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Which OTT platform is Children are Pieces of Your Heart on?
Children are Pieces of Your Heart isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 November 1981. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Children are Pieces of Your Heart?
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Who directed Children are Pieces of Your Heart?
Children are Pieces of Your Heart (1981) was directed by Alfonso Brescia and stars Mario Merola, Anna Maria Ackermann, Michele Esposito.