Writing Great Villains: Why They Shouldn't Be Sympathetic
Writing great villains is about striking a balance between charming and evil, so we love them but also love to see them lose.
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Two anarchistic brothers live by petty thievery and try to recover from their Catholic upbringing. Bandiera and Rabbino were children when they pushed their drunk of a father out of a window for killing their pet sheep. When a girl is raped by her father, she is brought by young "rescuers" to the home of the two brothers who then watch their friends take advantage of her sexually. The brothers take her in, and the three live happy and celibate if not uneventful lives until the brother's are sent to jail for stealing.
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Two anarchistic brothers live by petty thievery and try to recover from their Catholic upbringing. Bandiera and Rabbino were children when they pushed their drunk of a father out of a window for killing their pet sheep. When a girl is raped by her father, she is brought by young "rescuers" to the home of the two brothers who then watch their friends take advantage of her sexually. The brothers take her in, and the three live happy and celibate if not uneventful lives until the brother's are sent to jail for stealing.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Pier Paolo Pasolini, Sergio Citti
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Runtime:103 minutes
Studio:Alvaro Mancori Produzioni Cinematografica
Cast
Sergio Citti
Director
Laurent Terzieff
Bandiera
Franco Citti
Rabbino
Anita Sanders
Monica
Ninetto Davoli
Fiorino
Lamberto Maggiorani
Padre di Monica
Celestino Compagnoni
Padre di Bandiera e Rabbino
Lily Tirinnanzi
madre di Bandiera e Rabbino
Settimio Picone
Baffo
Gianni Pulone
Sacerdote
Alberto del Prete
Aria
Giulio Simonetti
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