Continuity mistake: In the first scene, when Salvatore's mother tries once again to call him, the arrangement of lemons in the bowl changes. (00:03:05)
Continuity mistake: When Alfredo tries to cheat during the exam the two supervisors in the background keep switching positions. (00:36:25)
Continuity mistake: During the exam the ink stain on Alfredo's cheek disappears and reappears. (00:37:20)
Continuity mistake: When Salvatore throws Alfredo the answers to the questions, the paperwork in front of him on the desk changes between camera angles. First it's completely flat, then it's "dog eared." (00:40:45)
Continuity mistake: When Toto comes running to the cinema to help Alfredo he stumbles and falls flat on his belly. It cuts to a close-up when he gets up, and now he is lying on his back. (00:50:40)
Continuity mistake: When the fire starts in the projector room Alfredo is standing in a heap of burning celluloid and his pants catch fire. Then the projector explodes knocking him unconscious. However, when Toto comes to rescue him Alfredo is lying on the floor, not burning anywhere and the fire not anywhere near him. (00:50:55)
Continuity mistake: When Salvatore is waiting night after night under his beloved's window he ticks off a 1954 calendar, but some time before that we saw adolescent movie aficionados masturbate over Brigitte Bardot in "Et Dieu... créa la femme", which was released in 1956. (00:59:10 - 01:19:25)
Continuity mistake: The scars in Alfredo's face are sometimes smoother, sometimes more pronounced. (01:00:55)
Continuity mistake: When Toto is a child, he is left handed. But as a young man, he is right handed.
