Mio fratello è figlio unico (2007)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Daniele Luchetti

Writers:

Antonio Pennacchi (novel) and
Daniele Luchetti (story)

Release Date:

20 April 2007 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Music

Plot:

Two brothers come of age in a small Italian town in the '60s and '70s.

Plot Keywords:

1960s | Seminarian | Fascist | Love | Mao

Awards:

5 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Elio Germano	...	Accio Benassi
Riccardo Scamarcio	...	Manrico Benassi
Angela Finocchiaro	...	Amelia Benassi
Massimo Popolizio	...	Ettore Benassi
Ascanio Celestini	...	Padre Cavalli
Diane Fleri	...	Francesca
Alba Rohrwacher	...	Violetta Benassi
Vittorio Emanuele Propizio	...	Accio adolescent
Claudio Botosso	...	Prof. Montagna
Antonino Bruschetta	...	Segretario Bombacci (as Ninni Bruschetta)
Anna Bonaiuto	...	Bella Nastri
Luca Zingaretti	...	Mario Nastri
Pasquale Sammarco	...	Padre Tosi
Lorenzo Pagani	...	Bertini
Matteo Sacchi	...	Ragazzo Biliardino

Also Known As:

Mon frère est fils unique (France)
My Brother Is an Only Child (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

USA:108 min | France:100 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Hong Kong:III | Italy:T | USA:Unrated | Germany:12 | Ireland:15A | USA:R | Sweden:11 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14

Filming Locations:

Latina, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Cattleya

Trivia:

The conversations with some fascists of the suburbs around Rome has inspired Daniele Luchetti for the lines of Luca Zingaretti's character.

Indoor Fireworks

If you had the rare chance to see 'The Best Of Youth' a few years ago, and was dazzled by it's very well written screenplay, here's another feather for your cap. 'My Brother Is An Only Child' re-unites the writers of that fine film for another tale of sibling rivalry. It tells the tale of two upper class Italian brothers, one just liberated from seminary school, where he was kicked out for bad behavior,and decides to become a neo fascist. The other, a dedicated communist. The volatile mix of passion (and hard headed)of the two brothers make for a panorama of social change in Italy of the mid to late 1960's. This is a beautifully filmed,smartly acted & crisply directed film that's well worth seeking out.