Three Brothers

Three Brothers

1981 · 113 min · IT · 6.3 (44 votes)
Dir. Francesco Rosi · Starring Philippe Noiret, Michele Placido, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Andréa Ferréol, Maddalena Crippa, Rosaria Tafuri · Music Piero Piccioni

“The Memorable World of Italian Dreams... The Private World of Three Brothers”

Drama

After their mother's death, three brothers return to their family home in southern Italy: Raffaele, a judge in Rome facing the threat of political violence; Rocco, a counselor for troubled youths in Naples; and Nicola, a factory worker in Turin struggling with labor disputes and a troubled marriage. As the family reunites in mourning, each brother reflects on his past and contemplates an uncertain future.

VIBE

A heavy, reflective drama where familial duty clashes with personal and political turmoil. It's a somber, introspective journey through memory and consequence, steeped in the atmosphere of a troubled Italy.

melancholicintrospectivesomberintenseslow-burnarthousecharacter-driven dramapolitical thriller elementsfamilydutypoliticsmemory
based on novel or bookfuneralmafiaterrorismdeath