Fists in the Pocket

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Audience Member Que filme profundamente triste, que família infeliz, que drama melancólico e depressivo, que atuações fortes e intensas, conseguem transmitir toda dor e desespero, toda bondade e altruísmo dúbio dos personagens... Marco, em sua obra, conseguiu transparecer toda a pureza e desespero dos acometidos de distúrbios, físicos ou psicológicos, a mazela de uma sociedade capacitismo e exclusão, obra divina. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review dave s Fists in the Pocket is an odd film, no matter how you look at it. It is a bleak and claustrophobic look at a family ravaged by physical infirmities and mental illness. Three brothers, a sister, and their mother live in a mountain villa in Italy. Only one of the brothers appears to be unafflicted. His younger brother, epileptic and seemingly psychotic, hatches a plan that would set his brother free from being the provider and caretaker for the rest of the family. The subject matter is unsettling, as is director Marco Bellocchio's style. Characters walk in and out of focus at times. Smoothly edited scenes will periodically cut in a seemingly needless shot. Overall, it is an impactful film that is topped off with a truly uncomfortable final scene showing a main character having a seizure while an operatic score is played. Odd. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Is it an allegory of the rise of fascism, its ultimate hypocrisy, and its eventual downfall? The films stays with you long after it is over. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review dave j Written and directed by Marco Bellocchio starring Marino Masé as Augusto craving to leave his family life to marry and be independent, except that he has one brother who has epilepsy, his mother is blind, and another brother who has seizures, Alessandro or Ale for short(Lou Castel). The only 2 people who appear to not having any kind of physical ailments are the oldest brother, Augusto and his sister, Giulia (Paola Pitagora) who may have some incest thoughts. Viewers soon learn that Ale also has a mental ailment as well as a social path who reacts to his oldest brothers burden. Music score by Ennio Morricone. Controversial in it's initial release and denounced by the Catholic church. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A strange, dark and intriguing film, covered in Ennio Morricone's haunting music. Still can't find the right words to explain the story of this dysfunctional family. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Tragic and sad. Regardless, It is still fascinating and well made. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/28/17 Full Review Read all reviews

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