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My Brother is an Only Child is set in a small Italian town in the 60's and 70's, the film tells the story of two brothers who want to change the world -- but in completely different ways. The elder, Manrico (Riccardo Scarmaccio), is a handsome, charismatic firebrand who becomes the prime mover in the local Communist party. Accio, (Elio Germano) the younger, more rebellious brother, finds his own contrarian voice by joining the reactionary Fascists. What starts as a typical tale of sibling rivalry becomes the story of the polarizing and paralyzing politics of those turbulent times and, the rift between the brothers is further intensified when Accio realizes that he loves his brother's girlfriend, Francesca (Diane Fleri) who, like everyone else, is blind to Manrico's increasingly dangerous ideas.

An intensely cinematic and incredibly incisive film about the dreams and disillusionments of the 60's and 70's, MY BROTHER IS AN ONLY CHILD is set in the exact era of the groundbreaking early classics of Bernardo Bertolucci and Marco Bellochio. Not only does Luchetti pay explicit homage to those films -- "Before the Revolution," "Fist in the Pocket," and "China is Near" -- he comes very close to matching their beauty, intelligence, and youthful exuberance.

Duration
1 min 56 sec

Views
27,253

Posted On
March 07, 2008
Director
Daniele Luchetti

Writer
Daniele Luchetti

Studio
THINKFilm

Release
March 28, 2008
Cast
Elio Germano
Riccardo Scamarcio
Angela Finocchiaro
Luca Zingaretti
Anna Bonaiuto
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