Boy of the Streets (1938)

이탈리아 바닷가 마을. 홀로코스트 생존자인 그녀는 놀이방을 운영하며 살아간다. 그러던 어느 날 맞닥뜨린 12살 소년. 자신에게 강도질까지 했던 아이지만 그녀는 소년을 맞아들이기로 한다.

스피이크 리가 자신의 어린 시절을 보낸 브룩클린의 이웃을 소재로 만든 작품. 학교 선생님인 엄마와 재즈 뮤지션인 아빠 그리고 개구장이 5남매가 함께 사는 브룩클린의 카마이클 가족, 비록 넉넉하지는 못한 생활이지만 빈민가에서 이웃들과 서로 싸우기도 웃기도 하면서 즐겁게 살아가고 있다. 특히 옆집에 사는 백인 토미와는 앙숙지간으로 서로 쓰레기를 버리며 충돌이 끊이는 날이 없다. 아빠가 자기만의 음악을 하겠다고 직업을 버리는 바람에 엄마 혼자 살림을 꾸려나가고 있는 카마이클 가족. 결국 전기료를 내지 못해 전기선까지 끊기고 엄마와 아빠는 자식들 중 어린 트로이와 죠셉을 당분간 친척집에 맡긴다. 그러던 어느날 친척집에서 지내던 트로이에게 엄마가 병원에 입원했다는 소식이 날아드는데.

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