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12 May 1964 (Italy) morePlot:
The study of a youth on the edge of adulthood and his aunt, ten years older. Fabrizio is passionate... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
This IS the revolution more (13 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Adriana Asti | ... | Gina | |
| Francesco Barilli | ... | Fabrizio | |
| Allen Midgette | ... | Agostino | |
| Morando Morandini | ... | Cesare | |
| Cristina Pariset | ... | Clelia | |
| Cecrope Barilli | ... | Puck | |
| Evelina Alpi | ... | The little girl | |
| Gianni Amico | ... | A friend | |
| Goliardo Padova | ... | The painter | |
| Guido Fanti | ... | Enore | |
| Enrico Salvatore | ... | The priest | |
| Amelia Bordi | ... | The mother | |
| Domenico Alpi | ... | The father | |
| Iole Lunardi | ... | The grandmother | |
| Antonio Maghenzani | ... | The brother |
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Is it immoral for a nephew and aunt to have an affair? ...who cares? - the question is barely raised. This is the Italian New Wave, a cineaste's dream; forget the story, for style is everything.
Bertolucci's second film, at age 22, still owes a lot to his mentor Pasolini, but now he has taken on board Godard of "A Woman is a Woman" and Truffaut of "Jules and Jim". It's hopelessly overloaded with style but that makes it fascinating to watch. You never know what the camera is going to do next. A long monologue by Adrianna Asti contains so many zooms, pans, cross-cuts, reverse shots, asymmetrical framing, you name it - it's insane. You stop listening to what she is saying and just wonder what on earth Bertolucci is playing at. Playing at making movies I suppose.
It's all fairly aimless but is beautifully shot and the script is quite fine. Asti seems natural as the fragile aunt and Bertolucci makes the most of her - there are moments when she's nudging Audrey Hepburn. There's plenty of gay subtext - a notable feature of many Bertolucci films, for anyone apt to enquire into such things - it certainly assists interpretation.
Hardly juvenilia; if you're in the mood, this is a near masterpiece.