There is in this strong and surging drama of an Italian peasant family's shattering fate in the face of the brutalizing forces of unfamiliar modern city life a kind of emotional fullness and revelation that one finds in the great tragedies of the Greeks.
Rocco and His Brothers
DARING in its realism. STUNNING in its impact. BREATHTAKING in its scope.
1960 · 2h 58m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Luchino Visconti
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Rocco and His Brothers
Overview
When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.
Director and cast
- Luchino Visconti Director
- Alain Delon as Rocco Parondi
- Renato Salvatori as Simone Parondi
- Annie Girardot as Nadia
- Katina Paxinou as Rosaria Parondi
- Alessandra Panaro as Ciro's Fiancee
- Spiros Focás as Vincenzo Parondi
- Claudia Cardinale as Ginetta
- Max Cartier as Ciro Parondi
- Corrado Pani as Ivo
- Rocco Vidolazzi as Luca Parondi
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Neither neo-realist nor particularly artsy, Rocco might make for a fat, satisfying beach-read of a movie if only it weren't so convinced of its own magnitude.
A richly textured drama, resoundingly alive with characters.
Turgid, overwrought, yet still profoundly affecting.
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