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Fists in the Pocket

I pugni in tasca

1965

Marco Bellocchio

Lou Castel, Paola Pitagora, Marino Masé, Pier Luigi Troglio ...

7.2

861

Drama Claustrophobia within a family. On a rural estate live three brothers, a sister, and their blind, religious mother. Three of the siblings have epilepsy, the fourth and eldest, Augusto does not, and he's about to break away from the family: he's in love with Lucia and planning to move to the city. Augusto's sister Guilia clumsily tries to frustrate the lovers, while another brother, Alessandro, hatches a far-reaching plot to free himself ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Variety	"Bellocchio displays expert tact (...) Film is photographed with sharp definition, with acting extremely well balanced to keep this from falling into only the clinical or shocking."
		Geoff Brown Time Out	"Lou Castel's performance (...) seethes with a hateful energy rarely seen on the screen (...) A stunning film, literally."
		Ed Gonzalez Slant	"The film comes on strong (...) and, perhaps appropriately, ends with something close to an exorcism (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

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