Alba Rohrwacher,
Angela Finocchiaro,
Anna Bonaiuto,
Ascanio Celestini,
Diane Fleri
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Two brothers come of age in a small Italian town in the '60s and '70s.
DVD Release Date: August 5, 2008
Stats: 363 reviews
"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)
Great declane of Italian cinema. Imagine MA,FF,LV,RR,VdeSica and so on. Now new Italian Cinema is seaching itself in the rubbish bin. Don't forget F.Özpetek from new Italian gay cinema.
Another italian movie about family values and '68 facts.
But in this case the tragical irony about how Italians feel political matters and the good chemistry between Germano and Scamarcio makes the movie enjoyable and not too heavy, with a comic background.
Another proof of the ...( read more)
Noioso, scontato, "italiano" nel senso dispregiativo del termine. Non tutti gli attori sanno recitare, la storia è banale e solo l'inerzia m'ha portato a vederlo fino alla fine.
Sugli stessi temi, preferisco di gran lunga La Meglio Gioventù.
Two brothers with strong yet opposing political opinions struggle with life and their feelings for one another during the turbulant 60s and early 70s.
Una historia en la que el amor fraternal supera cualquier diferencia que exista entre hermanos.
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.
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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