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Nel nome del padre

  • 19711971
  • 2h 35m
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Nel nome del padre (1971)
  • Drama
In 1958 Angelo, a rich and spoiled boy, enters a religious school, where students are tired of its vice-rector, and the strict rules and old-fashioned teaching methods of priests. Soon Angel... Read allIn 1958 Angelo, a rich and spoiled boy, enters a religious school, where students are tired of its vice-rector, and the strict rules and old-fashioned teaching methods of priests. Soon Angelo exerts strong leadership among his peers and incites turmoil among them, helped by intel... Read allIn 1958 Angelo, a rich and spoiled boy, enters a religious school, where students are tired of its vice-rector, and the strict rules and old-fashioned teaching methods of priests. Soon Angelo exerts strong leadership among his peers and incites turmoil among them, helped by intellectual Franco and shy Camma. They expel the prefect from the school, organize a Grand Gui... Read all
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  • Director
    • Marco Bellocchio
  • Writer
    • Marco Bellocchio
  • Stars
    • Yves Beneyton
    • Renato Scarpa
    • Piero Vida
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  • Director
    • Marco Bellocchio
  • Writer
    • Marco Bellocchio
  • Stars
    • Yves Beneyton
    • Renato Scarpa
    • Piero Vida
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    Yves Beneyton
    • Angelo Transeuntias Angelo Transeunti
    Renato Scarpa
    Renato Scarpa
    • Father Corazzaas Father Corazza
    Piero Vida
    Piero Vida
    • Bestiaas Bestia
    Aldo Sassi
    • Francoas Franco
    Laura Betti
    Laura Betti
    • Franco's Motheras Franco's Mother
    Marco Romizi
    • Cammaas Camma
    Amerigo Alberani
    • Prefect Diotaiutias Prefect Diotaiuti
    • (as Ghigo Alberani)
    Gérard Boucaron
    Gérard Boucaron
    • Bocciofilias Bocciofili
    Edoardo Torricella
    • Father Matematicusas Father Matematicus
    Tino Maestroni
    • Tinoas Tino
    Gisella Burinato
    • Lisettaas Lisetta
    Luisa Di Gaetano
    • Virgin of Our Reliefas Virgin of Our Relief
    Claudio Besestri
    • Muscoloas Muscolo
    Livio Galassi
    • Marsilioas Marsilio
    Orazio Stracuzzi
    Orazio Stracuzzi
    • Remondinias Remondini
    Christian Aligny
    • The Rectoras The Rector
    Gianni Schicchi
    • Ghiacio - a Servantas Ghiacio - a Servant
    Guerrino Crivello
    • Beato - a Servantas Beato - a Servant
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      • Marco Bellocchio
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      • Marco Bellocchio
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    • Trivia
      Italian censorship visa # 59909 delivered on 9-3-1972.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Cinema Machine: Periferie (1978)

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    7/10
    Not my favorite of Bellocchio's work, but well worth seeing if you like him
    Bellocchio's variation on "If…", is even more surreal and bleak than Lindsay Anderson's vision of a boy's school as a metaphor for larger society. Here it's a school of spoiled rich out of control kids stashed away by their families (fathers mostly) in a school run by dark hearted priests. It's hard to tell which group is worse, as both tussle for control of the school and each other.

    Beautifully shot (as are all Bellocchio's films). The film has the Church clearly starting to lose it's corrupted influence, but it's not like we have much to be cheery about in the thought of these rich young thugs running the world either.

    The surprising thing is how much of this is quite funny. The themes may be depressing, but the individual characters and their actions are often darkly comic (sometimes too much for me, one boy's voice has been dubbed with something that sounds like Mel Blanc created it for a cartoon. Amusing at first, then grating).

    Some will hate this – it is repetitive and grim and adolescent. But then, the young Bellocchio might argue, so is the world and those who run it.
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    • runamokprods
    • Mar 17, 2012

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    • Release date
      • November 8, 1973 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • U ime oca
    • Filming locations
      • Bobbio, Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
    • Production company
      • Vides Cinematografica
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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