"Rocco and His Brothers"

Hit Me With Your Best Shot is a series in which we capture what we think of as the best shot -- and best is in the eye of the beholder whether that be for reasons thematic, aesthetic, intellectual or personal. Next Wednesday night for the multi-blog celebration of the 25th anniversary of James Cameron's Aliens (1986). This week's topic is... Luchino Visconti's Rocco and His Brothers.

Our Blog Brothers...  Go read them. Yay, blog brothers!

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• Awww The Movies loved the movie, too

My piece will be up tomorrow. Why the delay? True story: I had a very unexpected visit just as I sat down to write today and they just left! Craziness.

Comments

[Jason H.]

Gah! I tried to get this one in, but Netflix sent me a broken disc (it happens, I suppose). Great write-ups, though, and I'm looking forward to seeing it when my replacement disc gets here!

[sethGassfan]

I just watched this recently and have to say there are several candidates for best shot. What a wonderful film. Besides the obvious fraternal shower scene -- gotta love a shower scene that includes a lot of shaking and moving rather than just standing there under the shower-- my favorite would have to be the scene where bad uberhottie Simone goes to make some money at his trainer's. The whole scene is awesome, but especially the dark room illuminated by the TV as it becomes clear what is about to transpire in the dark. Can a movie be noir AND neorealistic? Or is the latter just a synonym for the former when the film is Italian instead of American?