My Brother Is an Only Child

My Brother is an Only Child ( Original title: Mio fratello è figlio unico ) is an Italian- French film production based on the novel "Il Fasciocomunista " by Antonio Pennacchi. Premiere in German cinemas was on 15 May 2008. Directed by Daniele Luchetti.

Action

Main character of this Familienmelodrams is Accio Benassi, called " disgust ". The narrative continues to 1962 and shows the young Accio as convinced Catholics in the convent school. Actually, he should become a priest, but because of bad behavior, he flies from school and returns to his family. Constantly Accio feels his older siblings Manrico and Violetta opposite reset. He tries to run away from home, but is brought back by the police. In the cloth merchant, he finds a friend who teaches him how to drive a car and enthusiastic about the ideas of fascism. Firstly, out of conviction, on the other hand out of spite against his siblings, are the Communists, the young Accio joins the party of fascists ( MSI) at. His siblings call him to account. Manrico missed Accio a regular rubdown to expel him his political ideas, but without success.

Unlike Accio Manrico is a heartthrob. His girlfriend Francesca, he added frequently, feels like it to communism. They meet in the small apartment of Benassis, in which the family lives together in a confined space. While Accio, who prefers to Latin may, for school learning mathematics, he hears his brother and his girlfriend love each other. Although they are political enemies, Accio soon finds himself liking to Francesca, but sees only a good friend in him. As Francesca leaves the city, Accio stay and they correspond.

The brothers are very active politically. Manrico, who works in the factory, organized among others a strike. Accio travels with his party friends to Rome, and participates in militant actions. While Accio, which offends even with his party friends, to fascism gradually distances himself to Manrico radicalized.

The inexperienced in love Accio begins an affair with Bella, whose husband Mario is imprisoned. When Mario gets out of prison, Accio is now changed to the Communists. After Accio and Manrico have carried out an attack on the party headquarters of the fascists, Accio is snatched from Mario, who has learned of the affair his wife. While he was beaten Accio, Mario dies suddenly of heart failure. Accio flees for a year to friends of Manrico in the country.

Manrico's protest will culminate in a robbery, in which he captures a lot of money from the factory owners and this causes a gunshot wound. A complicity he argues against Accio from however. Manrico settles to northern Italy and lets Francesca back with their son. As still a long time later Accio to bring his brother a bag with money to Turin, contacted Accio Francesca. This goes to the meeting of the brothers, but leads to police to Manrico. In an exchange of fire with the police Manrico dies. Francesca is arrested for complicity. Accio returns with his nephew to his family. At night he breaks in the housing office and steals the keys to vacant apartments by the sea and a list of people waiting as his family urgently to a new apartment. He contacted the listed families and causes that they still move in the same night. The Benassis get a new apartment.

Interesting

The film takes place mostly in the city of Latina, the first fascist planned city that was built in the drained Pontine Marshes.

The same screenwriters (Sandro Petraglia and Stefano Rulli ) also have the film The Best Years of written, which also tells the story of two brothers with different political experiences over a long period of time.

"It is no small achievement, a film about the period between the early 60s and the beginning of leaden time to turn the early 70s, with not a single Vespa occurs ".

The film title quotes a song by Rino Gaetano.

Criticism

" More impressive coming-of- age film with a brilliant lead actor. Virtuoso combines the history of the brethren with a review of political and social developments. "

" Ultimately, however, be Luchettis film proves to be warm, spirited, very Italian family story in which an outsider finds its way to all sorts of trials and tribulations. "

Awards

  • 2007 Donatello for best male lead ( Elio Germano ), for Best Supporting Actress ( Angela Finocchiaro ), Best Screenplay ( Daniele Luchetti, Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli ), Best Editing ( Mirco Garrone ) and Best Sound (Bruno Pupparo ).
  • 2008 Nastro d'Argento for best screenplay and best editing.
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