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Da grande (1987) is an Italian fantasy comedy you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Franco Amurri. Nine-year-old Marco feels ignored on all fronts — his workaholic parents forget his birthday, and his schoolteacher pays him no attention at all. He wishes to grow up instantly. The wish works.

Adult Marco is played by Renato Pozzetto, confused and endearing in equal measure, suddenly renting a room from the very teacher he was in love with as a child. The film arrived a year before the Hollywood take on the same magic-growing-up idea. Giulia Boschi plays the teacher, and the comedy sits somewhere between gentle and absurd. Watch Da grande online on iFILM.