Three Brothers (1981)
Directed by Francesco Rosi
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Family Drama, Reunion Films, Rural Drama |
Run Time - 113 min. |
Countries - France, Italy |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Perry Seibert
Director Francesco Rosi earned a Best Foreign Film Academy Award nomination for his drama Tre Fratelli (Three Brothers), an adaptation of a work by Andrei Platonov. When the matriarch of an Italian family dies, the husband brings his three boys, each of whom are facing difficult personal problems, back to their farmhouse. Raffaele (Philippe Noiret) is a judge who fears being executed over the politically unsettling case over which he is presiding. Rocco (Vittorio Mezzogiorno) is quite religious and dreams of helping troubled teenagers. Nicola (Michele Placido) is a worker involved in a labor dispute as well as a failed marriage. Each of the men grieves in his own way, while also wrestling with the other emotional issues that are pressing on them.
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brother, family, funeral, mother, self-discovery