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| Omero Antonutti | ... | Father | |
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Saverio Marconi | ... | Gavino |
| Marcella Michelangeli | ... | Mother | |
| Fabrizio Forte | ... | Young Gavino | |
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Marino Cenna | ... | Young shepherd |
| Stanko Molnar | ... | Sebastiano | |
| Nanni Moretti | ... | Cesare | |
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The true story of the life of Gavino Ledda, the son of a Sardinian shepherd, and how he managed to escape his harsh, almost barbaric existence by slowly educating himself, despite violent opposition from his brutal father. Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
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shepherd | father son relationship | sardinia | masturbation | abused child |Taglines:
...my father, my MasterParents Guide:
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Country:
ItalyRelease Date:
2 September 1977 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
Padre Padrone See more »Filming Locations:
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Father: Don't laugh at Gavino. Hands on your desks! Today is Gavino's turn. Tomorrow will be yours.
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It is widely believed that this won the Palme D'or due to jury president Roberto Rossellini's love for it. See more »Quotes
[last lines]Father: Don't laugh at Gavino. Hands on your desks! Today is Gavino's turn. Tomorrow will be yours.
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Seeing this film, reminded me of the typical situation of living outside the cities and in the fields.
Gavino Ledda, lived a difficult life, which, the worst part, I think, was being isolated and with no contact from the outside of his sardinian life.
I've seen that this movie is a polemic one towards being a good film or being a piece of trash, I'd go with the first one. I think that is a good film, making an adaptation of a book is always difficult, and the taviani brothers, did it succesfuly, ok, it is not a masterpiece either. but it's not a bad film, it applies the best it could to the low-budget they had. The Feat comes with the fact that it won the Palm D'Or in Cannes in 1977, and sometimes you might expect a piece of art, comparing it to the 'Tree of Wooden Clogs' that won the next Palm D'Or in 1978, Padre Padrone stands weak, but still I think it's a good movie, I own it, and sometimes watch again to take on some technichal details. If you have the chance see it, I can assure you that even if you don't like it, you won't consider it such a waste of time.