Mio fratello è figlio unico (2007)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Daniele Luchetti

Writers:

Antonio Pennacchi (novel) and
Daniele Luchetti (story)
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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
Gianluca Viola	...	Nipoto Bombacci
Vincenzo Santillo	...	Piermario
Alessandro Vicca	...	Lupo
Daniela Novelli	...	Francesca's Mother
Joseph Rocchia	...	Francesca's Father
Angelo Tomassetta	...	Factory Director
Elio De Falco	...	Maresolallo Carabinieri
Giovanni Francesco Piccirillo	...	Quarta Sponda
Emanuele D'Avino	...	Calabrotto
Emanuele Dardo	...	Muriatico
Bernardino Bernardini	...	L'Umberto
Emanuele Minutello	...	Peppe Di Bari
Cristiano Serino	...	Orchestra Director
Enzo Ardone	...	Giorgione
Fabio Colussi	...	Compagno piemontese
Maria Luisa Seravesi	...	Compagna piemontese
Marco Guadagno	...	Impiegato assegnazione caso
Melissa Celli	...	Amadeo - at 2 years
Francesco Salvatore Lodato	...	Amadeo - at 5 years

Directed by
Daniele Luchetti

Writing credits
Antonio Pennacchi		(novel "Il Fasciocomunista")
Daniele Luchetti		story and screenplay
Sandro Petraglia		story and screenplay
Stefano Rulli		story and screenplay

Produced by
Marco Chimenz	....	producer
Matteo De Laurentiis	....	executive producer: Cattleya
Gina Gardini	....	executive producer
Bruno Ridolfi	....	line producer
Giovanni Stabilini	....	producer
Riccardo Tozzi	....	producer

Original Music by
Franco Piersanti

Cinematography by
Claudio Collepiccolo

Film Editing by
Mirco Garrone

Casting by
Gianni Costantino

Production Design by
Francesco Frigeri

Costume Design by
Maria Rita Barbera

Production Management
Paolo Venditti	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gianni Costantino	....	assistant director
Gianluca Mizzi	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Roberto Benetti	....	leadman

Sound Department
Gianluca Basili	....	sound effects editor
Sergio Basili	....	foley artist
Daniela Bassani	....	sound editor
Francesco Cucinelli	....	sound re-recording mixer
Davide Palmiotto	....	ProTools operator
Davide Palmiotto	....	sound assistant
Bruno Pupparo	....	sound

Visual Effects by
Stefano Camberini	....	digital mastering editor
Fabrizio Cucinotta	....	recording operator
Simone Fontana	....	digital mastering editor
Cosatti Francesco	....	roto artist: Proxima
Fabio Luongo	....	lead compositor

Stunts
Alessandro Borgese	....	stunt coordinator
Alessandro Borgese	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Simone Barbona	....	grip
Fabrizio Cucinotta	....	electrician
Claudio Gallicchio	....	electrician
Patrizio Marra	....	grip
Michele Paradisi	....	second assistant camera
Mauro Pezzotti	....	key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marzia Nardone	....	assistant costume designer

Music Department
Angelo Giovagnoli	....	orchestra coordinator

Other crew
Sal Borgese	....	master of arms (as Salvatore Borgese)
Carmela Compagnone	....	production accountant
Alice Di Giacomo	....	script supervisor assistant
Daniele Esposito	....	production assistant
Daniela Macrillo	....	payroll clerk
Tommaso Vozzi	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Cattleya
• Babe Film

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures Company (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Vértigo Films (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Cinemien (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• THINKFilm (2008) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• ABC Distribution (2007) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• NonStop Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• THINKFilm (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Homescreen (2008) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Homescreen (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Digital Records Roma  orchestra
• New Digital  sound effects

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:

Director Cameo: [Daniele Luchetti]Silent priest.

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.