Rocco and His Brothers [SEP] director
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers () is a 1960 Italian film directed by Luchino Visconti, inspired by an episode from the novel "Il ponte della Ghisolfa" by Giovanni Testori. Set in Milan, it tells the story of an immigrant family from the South and its disintegration in the society of the industrial North. The title is a combination of Thomas Mann's "Joseph and His Brothers" and the name of Rocco Scotellaro, an Italian poet who described the feelings of the peasants of southern Italy.
, the film was screened in several cities in two three-hour parts. The two-disc DVD of the film is similarly divided.
Giordana, who directed a film about the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of poet and director Pier Paolo Pasolini, again paid tribute to the director in this film, as its title comes from a Pasolini poem. The film falls within the tradition of several Italian films that cover expansive times of Italian history through the story of one family, such as "Rocco and His Brothers"