Hawks and Sparrows(Uccellacci e uccellini)
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Italy · 1966
1h 29m
Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
Starring Totò, Ninetto Davoli, Femi Benussi, Francesco Leonetti
Genre Fantasy, Comedy
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In this off-beat comedy, man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird, a "left-wing intellectual", that spouts social and political philosophy. Here, the three encounter land-owners, travelling actors, members of the proletariat, and the bourgeoisie.
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