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The Hawks and the Sparrows ( Italian: Uccellacci e uccellini, literally "Birds of prey and Little Birds") is a 1966 surrealist black comedy Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival where a "Special Mention" was made of Totò, for his acting performance. [1]
The Hawks and the Sparrows: Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. With Totò, Ninetto Davoli, Femi Benussi, Umberto Bevilacqua. Totò and his son Ninetto are drifting on a road in Italy when they meet a speaking crow.
- (5.6K)
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- 1969-12-10
A comic Marxist fable that balances heady ideas about religion, poverty, and class struggle with irreverent slapstick sight gags, The Hawks and the Sparrows finds Pasolini at his lightest yet as stingingly subversive as ever.
- Innocent Totò/Brother Cicillo
Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Pier Paolo Pasolini's "The Hawks and the Sparrows" is a whimsical fantasy about Christianity and Marxism; the question is left open as to whether Pasolini believes in either, or neither. Not that it matters much, Pasolini seems to say.
The Hawks and the Sparrows. A man (Totò) and his son (Davoli Ninetto) take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.
- (42)
- Totò
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Comedy
Synopsis. While strolling down the highway of life, a man and his son encounter a talking crow who asks them where they are going and what they are doing. When they are unable to answer, the crow launches into a philosophical discourse on conflicting social and political ideologies.
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A comic Marxist fable that balances heady ideas about religion, poverty, and class struggle with irreverent slapstick sight gags, THE HAWKS AND THE SPARROWS finds Pasolini at his lightest yet as stingingly subversive as ever. Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini • 1966 • Italy Starring Totò, Ninetto Davoli, Femi Benussi While wandering the ...
