I PUGNI IN TASCA

A film by Marco Bellochio

1965 Italy - Drama

synopsis

Alessandro, a young epileptic with paranoid inclinations, decides to relieve Augusto, the only sound brother, from the burden of a numerous family plagued with hereditary diseases. After a first aborted attempt, the dreadful series of accidents/murders starts by pushing the blind mother into a ravine. Then comes the turn of Leone, the idiotic brother. Will Alessandro be able to bring to completion his obsessive project ? This first feature by M. Bellocchio revealed Lou Castel for the first time.

• cast

  • Lou Castel (Alessandro)
  • Paolo Pitagora (Giulia)

• crew

  • Screenplay
  • Mario Bellochio
  • Cinematography
  • Alberto Marrama

• infos

  • Running time
  • 105 min
  • Format
  • Black & White 35mm
  • Sound
  • Mono