Review of Rocco and His Brothers (1960) by Edgar C — 20 Sep 2011

The varied personalities of the brothers are no coincidence since Visconti's episodic structure has the specific purpose of displaying those social stratums that form part of everyday's conflicts under the smart pretext of "we are all brothers; our society is a massive family". Its roots can be appreciated in the new wave of American directors of the 70s, most predominantly Scorsese, yet this powerful epic has not quite been surpassed in both its intentions and its honest, tragic nature. A powerful statement even for today's standards.

99/100.

P.S. Hunt down the three-hour version. There is a reason for that.