My Brother Is an Only Child April 25, 2008

From the writers of The Best of Youth comes this hit Italian film spanning the poltical ferment of the 1960s and 70s and focusing on two small-town 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 contrary voice by joining the reactionary Fascists. The rift between brothers is further intensified when Accio realizes he loves his brothers girlfriend Francesca (Diane Fleri), who, like everyone else, is blind to Manricos increasingly dangerous ideas. What begins as a knowing and witty tale of sibling rivalry deepens into a highly emotional portrait of the dreams and disillusionments of those turbulent times, and this story filters the polarizing, and often paralyzing, politics of the era through the eyes of passionate youth. Writers: Sandro Petraglia and Stefano Rulli, based on the novel Il Fasciocomunista by Antonio Pennacchi. Director: Daniele Luchetti. (Italy 2007) 108 min.

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