"With the many American and British films we get in cinemas nowadays it's nice to be reminded that other countries make great films too. An example of this is My Brother Is An Only Child, a strange mix of comedy and drama in just about equal measure resulting in a decisively r...( read more)
Alba Rohrwacher, Angela Finocchiaro, Anna Bonaiuto
Two brothers come of age in a small Italian town in the '60s and '70s.
DVD Release Date: August 5, 2008
Stats: 356 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (356)
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March 24, 2008
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July 28, 2009
Two brothers with strong yet opposing political opinions struggle with life and their feelings for one another during the turbulant 60s and early 70s.
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July 10, 2009
Una historia en la que el amor fraternal supera cualquier diferencia que exista entre hermanos.
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July 7, 2009
Elio Germano is one of the best young italian actors of the moment, he's brillant! Scamarcio is more like a sex symbol to the italian teenagers, but in this movie he's good too.
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October 12, 2008
A defaut d'être reellement revolutionnaire le Cinema italien n'est pas encore mort...
Un film modeste, fraternel, brut mais caricatural ! -
September 25, 2008
two brothers growing up in italy and 2two diferent brothers they are, one all for the goverment ways, the other against it, and women that will get in the way, a good little drama, showing a time, where vhange was happening in italy, which is a big part of the story, and how bro...( read more)
Critic Reviews
My Brother Is an Only Child is a lively minor addendum to the grand tradition of Italian fraternal cinema.
[Director] Luchetti understands that the soul of Italy is found in its disparate people -- its brothers -- and particularly in its cinema tradition. Luchetti strides in the footpath of giants. full review
What makes My Brother Is an Only Child so alive and entertaining is how it dramatizes the endless tug-of-war between political conviction and personal experience -- the way the lines twist and blur an... full review
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