Fists in the Pocket
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A ferocious Italian debut about a young man’s revolt against family, religion and bourgeois obligation, matching Bertolucci’s restless youthfulness while pushing the emotional volatility into darker territory.
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Why this pick
A ferocious Italian debut about a young man’s revolt against family, religion and bourgeois obligation, matching Bertolucci’s restless youthfulness while pushing the emotional volatility into darker territory.
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01 / THE STORY
Parma, 1962. Fabrizio (Francesco Barilli) a young student, struggles with reconciling middle class life with his interest in the militant views of the Italian Communist Party. He has a serious discussion his best friend Agostino (Allen Midgette) who tells him of his hatred for his parents' way of life. He is caught between relying on the Catholicism of his parents and the Marxist ideas touted by Fabrizio.
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