Rocco and His Brothers 4K UHD
'Rocco and His Brothers' Director: Luchino Visconti (1960) BFI 2-Disc 4K Ultra HD | Italian w/ English subtitles
Luchino Visconti’s epic melodrama follows an impoverished mother and her five sons who move from a small southern Italian town to the industrial north, changing their lives forever. This hypnotically beautiful tale of relocation, loss and sacrifice became a huge influence on the work of Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese.
Starring Alain Delon in one of his most iconic roles, Rocco and his Brothers is considered one of the last neo-realist films and bridges the gap wonderfully between the old and the new in terms of both story and artistry.
Special features include:
- **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** New writing on the film by Guy Adams, an essay on Nino Rota’s score by Charlie Brigden and writing on the films from the BFI National Archive by Sarah Wood
- Audio commentary by film critic and writer Adrian Martin
- Interview with Caterina d'Amico,the daughter of screenwriter Suso Cecchi d'Amico, discussing the genesis and production of Rocco and His Brothers
- Archival interviews with Claudia Cardinale, Mario Garbuglia, Annie Girardot, Guiseppe Rotunno, Piero Tosi, and Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- Alain Delon – Luchino Visconti: The Encounter (41 mins): through analyses and interwoven narratives by Laurence Schifano (Visconti's biographer) and Olivier Rajchman (Delon's biographer), Jérôme Wybon revisits Rocco and His Brothers and the film's place within both actors' careers
- Les coulisses du tournage (2003, 21 mins): a short documentary looking at the production history of Rocco and His Brothers
- Treasures from the BFI National Archive (1925-1964, 78 mins): a selection of newsreels and public information films exploring some of the strands touched upon in Rocco and His Brothers
