rocco and his brothers 1960 english subtitles

Although this is one of his earlier films, it is still one of his best. A Sicilian family arrives to Milan running from south's poverty.

Operatically weaving the five brothers’ stories across a vast canvas, with an extraordinary cast including Alain Delon, Annie Girardot and Claudia Cardinale, Rocco and His Brothers stands as one of the most majestic and influential works of its era. If you found this site helpful, please recommend it to a friend. Exploitation and xenophobia is the common destiny for those who came from south of the country. Both become involved with a former prostitute definitively played by Annie Giradot. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. You can SEE Rocco, Simone, and company, but it would help viewing if you had a working grasp of Italian.

But Milan is not precisely a land of opportunities.

In Italy, the film tells us, these conditions gave rise to the kind of loyalty that values family ties above everything, including the law, moral principles, even individual human life. Nino Rota. I had heard about it and the praise it received at that time, (1960) but just never got to see it. and, sure, one of wonderful roles of Alain Delon. Is it possible to transport a family from a rural and poor village to a life in a big, cosmopolitan metropolis? More information about our Privacy Policy, From Luchino Visconti — the master director of such classics as, — comes this epic study of family, sex, and betrayal. We also welcome your comments.

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“one of cinema’s greatest achievements ★★★★★” –, “Its absorbing viewing and Visconti navigates the sprawling narrative and heightened drama with consummate aplomb. !..What a saga ! Danilo Donati.

WOW! Indeed, it was repulsive and unforgivable. Vincenzo consults a maintenance man who advises him that the family can move into an expensive apartment, stop paying the rent after a month and have the City of Milan then put them into decent housing since anyone who has officially been evicted, must be provided with social services by the City.

for beauty of details and courage to present slices of a neorealism in which is mixed nostalgic crumbs of a world fall and need of new society definition. Claudia Cardinale made some kind of Italian debut in this film. Resnais. Having seen this film once before (around 5 years ago) I recently bought the DVD for another viewing.

and the figure of poor mother - letter of a never ending poem , is remarkable. When his beneficent attitude comes under pressure, he doesn't give in to self-interest, choosing to sacrifice his own happiness, and that of the woman he loves, for his family. The expectation is that Vincenzo has arranged for his in-laws to put his mother and siblings up until they can obtain permanent lodging. info@streaming-flix.com / call 917-439-3364.

Family is really what 'Rocco and his Brothers' is all about. But it never gets heavy-handed because everything is so natural and the whole is very accessible.

The more he sees the more he wants to move back to the simpler life in rural Lucania.

This is a great Italian film directed by Visconti, which somehow escaped me until tonite 2/22/02..

I had liked Valli and Farley Granger in other films, but they both seemed profoundly out of place in that film. Unable to add item to List. They find dwelling in the basement of a housing complex and better themselves eventually when Simone and, later, Rocco enter the world of boxing.