It's plotted in the form of an epic poem, each stanza dedicated to a member of the group.
Rocco and His Brothers(Rocco e i suoi fratelli)
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Italy, France · 1960
2h 58m
Director Luchino Visconti
Starring Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Katina Paxinou
Genre Crime, Drama
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Rosaria is an impoverished Italian widow who moves to the big city with her five sons. When the brutish Simone and soft-spoken Rocco both have an affair with a beautiful prostitute named Nadia, the two brothers become romantic rivals... with deadly results.
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The New York Times by Dana Stevens
Neither the neighborhood intimacy of "Mean Streets" nor the grandeur of the "Godfather" movies is imaginable without Visconti's example. Its richness, though, is inexhaustible, and well served by the spotless new 35-millimeter print being shown at Film Forum.
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
From its star-studded cast to its indelible camerawork by the legendary Giuseppe Rotunno, it's an unforgettable experience by a revered master of European cinema.
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
Visconti's film remains a Euro-culture touchstone, though not nearly as convincing or visually stunning as its reputation insists.
After “Rocco,” Visconti’s style lost the vestiges of naturalism and indulged in rococo artifice and aristocratic splendor.
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