Review of Rocco and His Brothers (1960) by Peter F — 11 Oct 2015

Luchino Visconti's powerful family drama is a watermark for post-war Italian cinema, and the newly restored version includes previously deleted scenes that only makes the movie more intense. Telling a story that relates both to Italian society and family dynamics, Visconti's film is very rich thematically, and as joyous as it is sad.

It's plethora of characters are all fully realized, and the morality tale in the film probably lent a lot to future cinematic storytellers (not least of which, Fellini). Rarely does a film's three-hour running length go as justified as in this case.