Three Brothers (film)
Encyclopedia
Three Brothers is a 1981
Italian
film based on a work by Andrei Platonov
. It was directed by Francesco Rosi
and stars Philippe Noiret
, Vittorio Mezzogiorno
, Michele Placido
and Charles Vanel
.
The film won the Boston Society of Film Critics
award for Best Foreign Film, and the Nastro d'Argento Best Director
and Actor
. It received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
. It was screened out of competition at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival
.
The sons encounter the past and engage in reveries of what may come: Raffaele imagines his death, Rocco dreams of lifting the youth of Naples out of violence, drugs, and corruption, Nicola pictures embracing his estranged wife. Meanwhile, the old man and his young granddaughter explore the rhythms of the farm and grieve together.
1981 in film
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Italian
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
film based on a work by Andrei Platonov
Andrei Platonov
Andrei Platonov was the pen name of Andrei Platonovich Klimentov , a Soviet author whose works anticipate existentialism. Although Platonov was a Communist, his works were banned in his own lifetime for their skeptical attitude toward collectivization and other Stalinist policies...
. It was directed by Francesco Rosi
Francesco Rosi
Francesco Rosi is an Italian film director. He is the father of actress Carolina Rosi.-Biography:After studying Law, but hoping to study film, Rosi entered the industry as an assistant to Luchino Visconti on La Terra trema...
and stars Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret was a French film actor.-Biography:Noiret's father was in the clothes trade. Philippe was an indifferent scholar and attended several prestigious Paris schools, including the Lycée Janson de Sailly. He failed several times to pass his baccalauréat exams, so he decided to study...
, Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Vittorio Mezzogiorno was an Italian actor.-Biography:Mezzogiorno was born in Cercola, the youngest of seven children. His older brother Vincenzo, who wanted to become a director, introduced him to the theatre....
, Michele Placido
Michele Placido
Michele Placido is an internationally known Italian actor and director. He is best known for the role of Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra.-Life and career:...
and Charles Vanel
Charles Vanel
Charles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel was a French director and actor. He made his screen debut in 1912, in Robert Péguy's Jim Crow...
.
The film won the Boston Society of Film Critics
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1982
----Best Film: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial The 3rd Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1982. The awards were given on 6 February 1983.-Winners:*Best Film:**E.T...
award for Best Foreign Film, and the Nastro d'Argento Best Director
Nastro d'Argento Best Director
A list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Director.*1946 - Roberto Rossellini - Rome, Open City*1947 - Roberto Rossellini - Paisà*1948 - Pietro Germi - Gioventù perduta*1949 - Vittorio De Sica - Bicycle Thieves...
and Actor
Nastro d'Argento Best Actor
A list of the Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Actor.*1946 - Andrea Cecchi - Due lettere anonime*1947 - Amedeo Nazzari - The Bandit*1948 - Vittorio De Sica - Cuore...
. It received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
. It was screened out of competition at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival
1981 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Jacques Deray *Ellen Burstyn *Jean-Claude Carrière *Robert Chazal *Attilio D'Onofrio *Christian Defaye *Carlos Diegues *Antonio Gala...
.
Plot
In a farmhouse in southern Italy, an old woman, the matriarch of an Italian family, dies. Her husband summons their three sons, each of whom are facing difficult personal problems, back to their farmhouse. One of their sons, Raffaele, is a judge living in Rome, who is presiding over a terrorism case for which he risks assassination, and is in fear of his life. Another son, Rocco, who lives in Naples, is religious and works as a counselor at a correctional institute for boys, so that he can fulfill his dream of helping troubled teenagers. The third son, Nicola, who lives in Turin, is a factory worker involved in a labour dispute as well as a failed marriage. Each of the men grieves in his own way, while also wrestling with the other emotional issues that are pressing on them.The sons encounter the past and engage in reveries of what may come: Raffaele imagines his death, Rocco dreams of lifting the youth of Naples out of violence, drugs, and corruption, Nicola pictures embracing his estranged wife. Meanwhile, the old man and his young granddaughter explore the rhythms of the farm and grieve together.
Cast
- Philippe NoiretPhilippe NoiretPhilippe Noiret was a French film actor.-Biography:Noiret's father was in the clothes trade. Philippe was an indifferent scholar and attended several prestigious Paris schools, including the Lycée Janson de Sailly. He failed several times to pass his baccalauréat exams, so he decided to study...
- Raffaele Giuranna - Michele PlacidoMichele PlacidoMichele Placido is an internationally known Italian actor and director. He is best known for the role of Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra.-Life and career:...
- Nicola Giuranna - Vittorio MezzogiornoVittorio MezzogiornoVittorio Mezzogiorno was an Italian actor.-Biography:Mezzogiorno was born in Cercola, the youngest of seven children. His older brother Vincenzo, who wanted to become a director, introduced him to the theatre....
- Rocco Giuranna / Young Donato - Andréa FerréolAndréa FerréolAndréa Ferréol is a French actress, officer of the Ordre national du Mérite .Her debut is in the 1973 film La Grande bouffe, which made a big scandal at the Cannes Film Festival....
- Raffaele's Wife - Maddalena Crippa - Giovanna
- Rosaria Tafuri - Rosaria
- Marta Zoffoli - Marta
- Tino Schirinzi - Raffaeles's Friend
- Simonetta StefanelliSimonetta StefanelliSimonetta Stefanelli is an Italian film actress. She is best known outside Italy for her role in The Godfather , in which she played Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone, Michael Corleone's wife...
- Young Donato's Wife - Pietro Biondi - 1st Judge
- Charles VanelCharles VanelCharles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel was a French director and actor. He made his screen debut in 1912, in Robert Péguy's Jim Crow...
- Donato Giuranna - Accursio Di Leo - 1st Friend at Bar
- Luigi InfantinoLuigi InfantinoLuigi Infantino was an Italian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the lyric Italian and French repertories.Luigi Infantino studied at the Parma Conservatory with Italo Brancucci...
- 2nd Friend at Bar - Girolamo Marzano - Nicola's Friend
- Gina Pontrelli - The Brother's Mother