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On the DVD
In addition to the Criterion Collection's routine inclusion of informative critical essays and interviews in a nicely illustrated booklet, extras on Fists in the Pocket include a 2005 interview with director Bernardo Bertolucci, who describes his initial reaction upon seeing Bellocchio's film in 1965 and its importance in the context of Italian film history. A new Criterion-produced documentary chronicles the origin, production, and legacy of the film through interviews with Bellocchio, Castel, costar Paola Pitagora (who plays Alessandro's psychologically unstable sister), film critic Tullio Kezich, and film editor Silvano Agosti. As with all Criterion releases, the supplements and high-def digital transfer of the film itself are flawless. --Jeff Shannon
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Marco Bellocchio |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 27 May, 1968 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Criterion |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Black & White, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Foreign, Foreign Film - Italian, Foreign Film [Dub Or Subtitle], International, Movie |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 715515017626 |
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Customer Reviews of Fists in the Pocket - Criterion Collection
Brilliantly symbolic work An epilectic family is the perfect foil for this poignant study of italian bourgeois society.. Like Renoir's rules of the game, this movie opened up new doors for cinema and found new ways to look at certain aspects of social milieu.. <
>Amongst the italian new wave and classic neo-realism of the period it takes a new route something which is real and yet unreal.. Like the movies of Pasolini and bertolucci, Bellochio's fists in the pocket would honor italy's cinematic past while doing something new and radical..
An early controversial Italian work
This review is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film.
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>Fists in the Pocket, released in Italy as "I Pugni in tasca", is the story of a dysfunctional Italian family and has been both praised and condemned.
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>The story is about a man who makes attempts to murder his blind mother and epileptic brother. The film has been praised for innovation and condemned for mockery of the family which is almost sacred in Italian culture.
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>I did not like the film for this reason.
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>The DVD contains interviews with director Marco Bellocchio, editor Silvano Agosti, actor Lou Castel, actor Paola Pitagora and film critic Tullio Kezich. The DVD also has a theatrical trailer and an afterward by Bernardo Bertolucci.
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>This film remains controversial and is not for everybody.
Still a Bombshell
Any film that managed to anger equally the Vatican and Luis Bu?uel must be worth checking out -- and FISTS IN THE POCKET had that distinction upon its initial release. Unlike many scandals of a previous day, however, this spare, beautifully made film has lost not one whit of its power to shock. Bellochio makes an impressive debut as writer/director here, and a marvelous cast, headed by Lou Castell, create a family of fools, freaks and monsters you won't soon forget. Brilliant cinematography, wonderful early score by Morricone (who'd think it possible to ring yet another change on the DIES IRAE?), and the expected sharp transfer and informative extras/liner notes from Criterion. Difficult, spiky and essential viewing for any fan of Italian cinema.