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The Basilisks

The Basilisks

1963 · 85 min · IT · 7.6 (45 votes)
Dir. Lina Wertmüller · Starring Stefano Satta Flores, Antonio Petruzzi, Rosanna Santoro, Sergio Ferranino, Luigi Barbieri, Flora Carabella · Music Ennio Morricone
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The uneventful lives of three young men who live in a small, poverty-stricken village in southern Italy.

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A stark, yet oddly charming, glimpse into the quiet desperation and simple routines of young men in a forgotten Italian village. It feels like a long, contemplative sigh under a relentless sun.

melancholicwryaustereobservationalslow-burnneorealistarthousecharacter-drivenpovertystagnationyouthful ennuirural life
woman director
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