The Children's Train Explained

The Children's Train
Native Name:
Director:Cristina Comencini
Cinematography:Italo Petriccione
Music:Nicola Piovani
Production Companies:Palomar
Distributor:Netflix
Runtime:105 minutes
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

The Children's Train (it|Il treno dei bambini) is an Italian film co-written and directed by Cristina Comencini, based on the novel of the same name by Viola Ardone. It premiered at the 19th Rome Film Festival on 20 October 2024 and was released on Netflix on 4 December 2024.

Plot

In 1946, a Neapolitan boy travels to northern Italy to live with a host family as part of the treni della felicità initiative.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Pistoia and Montalcino, both in Tuscany, as well as Naples and Reggio Emilia.[1] [2] [3]

Release

A teaser trailer for the film was released on 12 February 2024.[4] [5] Promotional stills were released in May 2024.[6] [7] A teaser poster was released on 18 July 2024.[8] [9]

The film premiered at the 19th Rome Film Festival on 20 October 2024.[10] It was released on Netflix on 4 December 2024.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Pistoia si gira ’Il treno dei bambini’. Con Netflix e Cristina Comencini . . 4 October 2024 . it . 15 November 2023 . 9 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209223700/https://www.lanazione.it/pistoia/cronaca/a-pistoia-si-gira-il-treno-dei-bambini-con-netflix-e-cristina-comencini-81b90838 . live .
  2. Web site: Farro . Alessandra . "Il treno dei bambini" a Napoli, Serena Rossi sul set in piazza del Gesù . . 4 October 2024 . it . 24 October 2023 . 28 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231028234943/https://www.ilmattino.it/spettacoli/televisione/il_treno_dei_bambini_napoli_serena_rossi-7712070.html . live .
  3. Web site: Ferrari . Lara Maria . Netflix sceglie Reggio per ’Il treno dei bambini’ . Il Resto del Carlino . 4 October 2024 . it . 21 September 2023 . 1 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001051547/https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/reggio-emilia/cronaca/netflix-sceglie-reggio-per-il-treno-dei-bambini-b45d0935 . live .
  4. Web site: Billington . Alex . First Teaser Trailer for Heartwarming Italian Film 'The Children's Train' . Firstshowing.net . 4 October 2024 . 12 February 2024 . 12 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240212185125/https://www.firstshowing.net/2024/first-teaser-trailer-for-heartwarming-italian-film-the-childrens-train/ . live .
  5. Web site: Guerrieri . Fabrizio . Il treno dei bambini, con Stefano Accorsi e Barbara Ronchi . AV Magazine . 4 October 2024 . it . 16 February 2024 . 25 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225200210/https://www.avmagazine.it/news/cinema/il-treno-dei-bambini-con-stefano-accorsi-e-barbara-ronchi_21562.html . live .
  6. Web site: Urbani . Ilaria . Le prime immagini de "Il treno dei bambini" dal bestseller di Viola Ardone . . 4 October 2024 . it . 14 May 2024 . 24 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240524043732/https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/05/14/news/treno_bambini_film_serena_rossi_viola_ardone_comencini-422958256/ . live .
  7. Web site: Armiero . Mirella . "Il treno dei bambini", Netflix diffonde le prime immagini del film tratto dal best seller di Viola Ardone . . 4 October 2024 . it . 13 May 2024.
  8. Web site: Volonté . Martina . Il treno dei bambini: il poster dell'atteso film Netflix di Cristina Comencini . Cinematographe.it . 4 October 2024 . it . 18 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Guida . Chiara . Il treno dei bambini: il teaser poster, il teaser trailer e le prime immagini . Cinefilos . 4 October 2024 . it . 18 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Scarpa . Vittoria . One hundred titles from 48 countries and a flurry of world premieres will form of the focus of this year's Rome Film Fest . . 4 October 2024 . en . 23 September 2024 . 27 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240927070030/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/467574/ . live .
  11. Web site: Rossini . Matteo . Il treno dei bambini, tutto sul film di Cristina Comencini . . 4 December 2024 . it . 21 October 2024.

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