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Director:
Marco Bellocchio
Writer:
Marco Bellocchio (writer)
Release Date:
27 May 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Ale, a deeply disturbed young man subject to seizures benignly decides to murder members of his dysfunctional family for altruistic reasons. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
One of the best Italian movies ever! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Lou Castel ... Alessandro
Paola Pitagora ... Giulia
Marino Masé ... Augusto
Liliana Gerace ... Mother
Stefania Troglio ... Chambermaid
Jeannie McNeil ... Lucia
Mauro Martini ... The boy
Gianni Schicchi ... Tonino
Alfredo Filippazzi ... Doctor
Gianfranco Cella ... Young man at the party
Celestina Bellocchio ... Young Woman at Party
Pier Luigi Troglio ... Leone
Irene Agnelli ... Bruna
Sandra Bergamini
Lella Bertante
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fist in His Pocket (USA)
Fists in the Pocket (UK)
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Italy:VM14 | West Germany:18
Company:
Doria more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Marco Bellocchio borrowed money from his family to be able to make this film. This film mounts a frontal assault on family values. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During the final scene when Alesandro is having an attack, you can see the camera shadow several times; for instance on the bed. more
Quotes:
Alessandro: I'm a volcano of ideas. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Gli occhi, la bocca (1982) more

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13 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the best Italian movies ever!, 2 July 2006
10/10
Author: stededalus from Italy

Marco Bellocchio directs his first full-length film, and it's already a masterpiece, a milestone in the history of Italian cinema.This movie is all about contemporary uneasiness and family crisis in today's society (only, some two decades in advance). Every time I hear of family massacres on the news, I've got to think about problematic, disturbed Lou Castel deciding to get rid of his mother and younger brother for the benefit of the eldest, embodying not only a stage of criminality, but above all a wrong philosophy, a twisted point of view about life, a failed maturity. Ennio Morricone' score is just perfect, fully successful in his aim to highlight the dramatic potential of the story. Lou Castel has never acted like this, his grimacing and his usage of the dead moments are unforgettable. The frames of the mother's death are like an howl, they "send shivers down your spine". A must-see.

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