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The crow's performance is the best thing in it.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
The Hawks and the Sparrows
An off-beat comedy about serious matters by PIER PAOLO PASOLINI.
1966 · 1h 30m · Not Rated
Comedy, Fantasy
Directed by
Pier Paolo Pasolini
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The Hawks and the Sparrows
Overview
A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.
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85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The genial, humorous and compassionate way in which these generalizations are conveyed, with the wonderful Italian clown, Toto, and Ninetto Davoli playing the father and son, is so lively and fascinating, so primitive and droll.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Hawks and the Sparrows is a whimsical fantasy about Christianity and Marxism; the question is left open as to whether Pasolini believes in either, or neither.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Pier Paolo Pasolini was a major theorist as well as a leader in the Italian avant-garde.
Don Druker, Chicago Reader
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