Rocco And His Brothers
1960
Acclaimed director Luchino Visconti's (DEATH IN VENICE) powerful epic is one of the most internationally adored Italian films in history. The story of a poor family torn apart by lust and greed, ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS stars the gorgeous French actor Alain Delon as Rocco, a soft-spoken, idealistic young man who must deal with .. Read more
| Starring | Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Katina Paxinou |
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| Director | Luchino Visconti |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Rocco And His Brothers
Acclaimed director Luchino Visconti's (DEATH IN VENICE) powerful epic is one of the most internationally adored Italian films in history. The story of a poor family torn apart by lust and greed, ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS stars the gorgeous French actor Alain Delon as Rocco, a soft-spoken, idealistic young man who must deal with turmoil and competition when he and his 3 brothers set out to Milan in an attempt to make a fortune. The recipient of several prestigious awards, Visconti's drama is a highly affecting story of passion, greed, and family.
| Starring | Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Katina Paxinou, Roger Hanin, Paolo Stoppa, Suzy Delair, Claudia Cardinale |
|---|---|
| Director | Luchino Visconti |
| Studio | C'EST LA VIE |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 52 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | Italian |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Apr 2001 Production year: 1960 |
| Format | DVD |
Rocco And His Brothers (1960)
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Neorealism meets soap-style melodrama in this episodic family saga. A grimly naturalistic subject — peasant family from southern Italy moves to the corrupting urban jungle of Milan — gets the grand operatic treatment from Luchino Visconti whose initial restraint should have been maintained throughout. Instead, he goes for empty flourishes of over-the-top despair with which Alain Delon, as the self-sacrificing Rocco, seems somewhat uncomfortable. A long haul at nearly three hours, but worth seeing for Renato Salvatori as the brutish elder brother and the accomplished black-and-white photography of Giuseppe Rotunno.
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The last gasp of the neo-realist spirit in Visconti's work, Rocco chronicles at length the misfortunes that befall an... read more on Time Out
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Moving- great early Visconti
Alain Delon, undoubtedly handsome but not the most elastic of actors, sets a bit of a template for Visconti leading men.(C.F.-dreadful Helmut Berger in The Damned)Striking scenes and visuals in this moving tale of a poor southern Italian family's downward spiral in northern Milan. Boxing scenes and the main plot of two brothers obsession with the same woman play out in a compelling fashion. Nevertheless, having now viewed 4 Visconti films(Death In Venice & The Leopard with Burt Lancaster are the best)he is nowhere near as good as other old Italian masters Rosselini,De Sica & Fellini
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Between a Rocco and a Hard Place
Sprawling attempt to cover some of the problems facing working class Italians during the massive reconstruction of Italy after WW2. The film centres on the lives of a poor southern family who come to the big city - Milan - with their widowed matriarch to forge a new life for themselves in the new world. The film is divided into chapters following the fortunes of each of the five brothers. Some prosper, others become corrupted by the temptations of city life and degenerate into alcoholism and murder. It all looks overly didactic and generally overwrought but there is an appealing period feel to the look of the film although the politics look dated and naive. Like most upper class Marxists, Visconti had a sentimental attachment to the working class but no real understanding - it's a bit like watching 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' directed by Noel Coward.
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Rocco And His Brothers
Acclaimed director Luchino Visconti's (DEATH IN VENICE) powerful epic is one of the most internationally adored Italian films in history. The story of a poor family torn apart by lust and greed, ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS stars the gorgeous French actor Alain Delon as Rocco, a soft-spoken, idealistic ...
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