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My Brother is an Only Child
A film by Daniele Luchetti
NR, 108 minutes, In Italian with English subtitles
“It’s a history lesson, a look at ’60s strife inside a corner far
removed from our more familiar American images of that era. It’s also
brightly performed, from sullen, boorish, yet charismatic Scamarcio to
the instinctive, charming, infuriating characterization by Germano.”
–Chicago Tribune
“Alive and entertaining.” –New York Magazine
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| Already a smash in its native Italy, MY
BROTHER IS AN ONLY CHILD, set in a small Italian town in the 60’s and
70’s, tells the story of two brothers who want to change the world – but
in completely different ways. The elder, is a handsome, charismatic
firebrand who becomes the prime mover in the local Communist party. 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, who, like everyone else, is blind to Manrico’s increasingly
dangerous ideas. |