2007 Comedy
Italy/France
1h 48min
Original language: Italian
R
Guide for parents: not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.G
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.·
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.14A
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.·
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.·
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.·
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.·
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, not recommended for young children, offensive language, sexuality.
Set in a small Italian town in the 60's and 70's, the film tells the story of two brothers who want to change the world -- but in completely different ways. The elder, Manrico (Riccardo Scarmaccio), is a handsome, charismatic firebrand who becomes the prime mover in the local Communist party. Accio, (Elio Germano) the younger, more rebellious brother, finds his own contrarian voice by joining the reactionary Fascists. What starts as a typical tale of sibling rivalry becomes the story of the polarizing and paralyzing politics of those turbulent times and, the rift between the brothers is further intensified when Accio realizes that he loves his brother's girlfriend, Francesca (Diane Fleri) who, like everyone else, is blind to Manrico's increasingly dangerous ideas. An intensely cinematic and incredibly incisive film about the dreams and disillusionments of the 60's and 70's, MY BROTHER IS AN ONLY CHILD is set in the exact era of the groundbreaking early classics of Bernardo Bertolucci and Marco Bellochio. Not only does Luchetti pay explicit homage to those films -- "Before the Revolution," "Fist in the Pocket," and "China is Near" -- he comes very close to matching their beauty, intelligence, and youthful exuberance.
Directed by | Daniele Luchetti |
Written by | Antonio Pennacchi, Daniele Luchetti |
Company | TH!NKFilmTH!NKFilmSeville
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Starring
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Angela Finocchiaro
Massimo Popolizio
Ascanio Celestini
Diane Fleri
Vittorio Emanuele Propizio
Claudio Botosso
Antonino Bruschetta
Anna Bonaiuto
Luca Zingaretti
Pasquale Sammarco
Lorenzo Pagani
Matteo Sacchi
Gianluca Viola
Vincenzo Santillo
Alessandro Vicca
Daniela Novelli
Joseph Rocchia
Angelo Tomassetta
Elio De Falco
Giovanni Francesco Piccirillo
Emanuele D'Avino
Emanuele Dardo
Fabio Colussi
Melissa Celli
Cristiano Serino
Emanuele Minutello
Bernardino Bernardini
Maria Luisa Seravesi
Marco Guadagno
Enzo Ardone
Francesco Salvatore Lodato
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