| Three Brothers | |
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| Directed by | Francesco Rosi |
| Written by | Tonino Guerra Francesco Rosi |
| Produced by | Giorgio Nocella Antonio Macrì |
| Starring | Philippe Noiret Michele Placido |
| Cinematography | Pasqualino De Santis |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| Music by | Pino Daniele Piero Piccioni |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Distribution[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | Italian |
Three Brothers (Italian:Tre fratelli) is a 1981 Italian film based on a work by Russian authorAndrei Platonov. It was directed byFrancesco Rosi and starsPhilippe Noiret,Vittorio Mezzogiorno,Michele Placido andCharles Vanel.
The film won theBoston Society of Film Critics award for Best Foreign Film, and theNastro d'Argento for Best Director andActor. It received a nomination for anAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[2] It was screened out of competition at the1981 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
An elderly woman, the matriarch of an Italian family, dies on a farm inSouthern Italy. Her husband, Donato, summons their three adult children from the cities where they now reside, bringing them back to the farm where each grapples with challenging personal dilemmas. Raffaele, one of the sons and a judge inRome, contemplates presiding over a terrorism trial, exposing himself to the danger of an attack. Another son, Rocco, resides inNaples, devout and working as an educator in ayouth detention center, driven by his desire to assist troubled youth. Nicola, the third son, lives inTurin and works as a militant factory worker embroiled in a labor dispute while navigating a troubled marriage.
Each man copes with his grief in his unique manner while simultaneously confronting other emotional hurdles. The sons reflect on the past and envision the future; Raffaele grapples with visions of his downfall, Rocco dreams of rescuing Naples' youth from crime, drugs, and corruption, and Nicola seeks solace in the embrace of his estranged wife. As they collectively mourn, Donato and his young granddaughter, Nicola's child, delve into the rhythms of farm life.
Three Brothers has an approval rating of 100% onreview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, based on 5 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10.[4]
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