This fantasy tale tells of Totò who, found as a baby in a cabbage patch, is adopted by Lolotta, a wise and kind old woman.When Lolotta dies he moves to an orphanage. At adulthood Totò leaves the orphanage and ends up in a shantytown squatter colony on the outskirts of Milan. The movie, directed by Oscar Award winner Vittorio de Sica , won the Grand Prize of the Festival at Cannes Film Festival
