La canta delle marane (1961) Looking for Miracles (1989) De Daltons (1999)

A sensual and vibrant vision without euphemisms about the children of the Roman suburbs and their summer hobby, swimming in the ponds, with commentary by Pier Paolo Pasolini.

Set in the summer of 1935, 16-year-old Ryan Delaney (Greg Spottiswood) wants to go to university on a scholarship, but his struggling mother (Patricia Phillips) wants him to stay home, find work, and take care of his 10-year-old brother Sullivan (Zachary Bennett). Due to circumstances relating to the Depression, the brothers were separated and have recently reunited. Ryan is easily annoyed by his little brother. Desperate to find a job, Ryan manages to gain a position as a counselor at Camp Hochelaga despite the fact that he is not qualified; he is too young, has never been to camp, and cannot swim, none of which he reveals during his interview with the camp director, Chief Berman (Joe Flaherty). The ruse is so effective that Ryan is offered the lead counselor position for the group of age 10 boys. After his mother tells him that he cannot go to camp without Sullivan, Ryan convinces Chief Berman to allow the young boy to attend. Being age 10, Sullivan is assigned to Ryan's group. At the start of camp, Ryan struggles in his position. When he is asked to move a vehicle on the first day, he does not reveal that he cannot drive and ends up having a minor accident. A counselor in Ryan's group named Mo (Hugh Thompson) quickly becomes suspicious of him and comes to realize that he is not qualified. However, he keeps Ryan's secret and the two become good friends. They work together to manage their group of campers, which includes a troubled brat who goes by the nickname of Ratface (Noah Godfrey). Ratface initially is a constant behavior problem for the counselors and is mean to Sullivan. Eventually, though, they come to understand Ratface's troubled home life and the two boys become friends.

De serie gaat over de zes en een half jaar oude Tim die drie broers heeft: Jelle, Erik en de veel jongere Daantje. Samen met hun ouders wonen ze aan de Daltonstraat 123. Ze worden daarom ook wel "De Daltons" genoemd. In iedere aflevering maken de broers iets mee, waarbij alles door de ogen van Tim wordt bekeken. De ene keer mag Tim met Jelle en Erik in een tent slapen, de andere keer wil hij op blokfluitles. Ook komen er nieuwe buren wonen en maakt Tim kennis met Gijs-Jan, een leeftijdsgenootje waarmee hij ook geregeld omgaat.