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Friday, September 29, 2023 at 9:00AM Can you guess the movie by its first and last shot?
Okay this is a hard one so click on over for the answer after the jump...
Maybe this would have been easier with the almost-last image (which is still part of the final shot) above, with gorgeous leading man Alain Delon plastered all over the street/screen. This is Luchino Visconti's family epic Rocco and His Brothers (1960) which we've covered once before for 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot' . It's streaming currently on Criterion Channel.
Why this movie today?
Well, it takes place in Milan and as you read this, picture me as Oscar-winner Katina Paxou above (of For Whom the Bell Tolls fame) being roused by slumber as I've ALSO just arrived in Milan. Yes, I'm in Italy as of this morning for a week plus vacation -- my first true vacation (not film festival) in literally 10 years. I'll be meeting up with your favourite film festival reporter Elisa today and then Luca toward the end of the vacation --squeezing in whichever Italian friends I can find! [Follow on Instagram for Italy documentation if you'd like.]
Alain Delon, Italy, first and last
Reader Comments (5)
Have a fantastic time, Nathaniel. You deserve it!! Everything about Italy, the food, the history, the people, the fashion, is Incredible. Devour it!!
One of the best films of all time.
Hope you have fun in Italy.
I re-watched earlier this year as it is a devastating film to watch. It is a film that makes me cry very easily as I think it's just this magnificent feature with Alain Delon in a performance for the ages.
I hope you enjoy Italy Nathaniel and go see Napoli and root for them. They're my favorite football club in Italy because it was the place where one of the GOATS played for that team in Diego Armando Maradona! THE GOAT. Fuck Pele! Maradona is the real GOAT.
Enjoy your holidays, Nathaniel !
Will you stay in Milan or will you visit the countryside à la "Call Me By Your Name" ?
NATHANIEL R
The actress you attempted to mention is Greek theater legend Katina *Paxinou*.