Elio Germano
Accio Benassi
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- Based on the novel by Antonio Pennacci, "My Brother is an Only Child" is a tale of two brothers growing up in Italy in the turbulent 1960s and '70s. Though remarkably alike in disposition and temperament, the two siblings, nevertheless, find themselves on opposite ends of the political spectrum.
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Plot. Accio ( Elio Germano) and Manrico ( Riccardo Scamarcio) are working class brothers who live in Italy in the 1960s. While his brother becomes drawn into left-wing politics, Accio, the hotheaded younger brother, is taken under the wing of a market trader and while under his influence, joins the Fascist party.
- Riccardo Tozzi, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz
- Franco Piersanti
A spunky, memorable, and emotionally touching Italian film about the quest for personal transformation through politics. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. Young Accio (Vittorio Emanuele Propizio) decides to enter seminary to escape his family.
Mar 28, 2008 · Directed by Daniele Luchetti. Comedy, Crime, Drama, History. R. 1h 40m. By A.O. Scott. March 28, 2008. In Italian movies social conflict class struggle, ideological warfare, political contention,...
- Daniele Luchetti
- 3 min
Mar 28, 2008 · Two brothers living in Latina, Italy, grow up against the backdrop of the tumultuous Years of Lead. Manrico Benassi (Riccardo Scamarcio) joins the Communist party, while his impressionable...
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- Daniele Luchetti
- R
- Elio Germano
Feb 28, 2008 · by Ed Gonzalez. February 28, 2008. Daniele Luchetti’s My Brother Is an Only Child —whose title I’ve yet to completely wrap my mind around—moves so playfully and briskly you may not notice its glibness, which may have been director Daniele Luchetti’s intent.
Apr 5, 2008 · Drama films. reviews. Share. Reuse this content. Philip French: This is a likable, bittersweet tragicomedy about two working-class brothers living through the Sixties and early Seventies in...
Aug 25, 2008 · Brief Synopsis. In a small Italian town in the 60's and 70's, two brothers want to change the world--but in completely different ways. The elder, Manrico, is a handsome, charismatic firebrand who becomes the prime mover in the local Communist party. Accio, the younger, more rebellious brother, finds his own contrar.
