Rocco and His Brothers
2,173,480 admissions France
After the death of his father, Rocco Parondi Alain Delon, one of the five sons of a poor rural Italian family travels north from Lucania to join his older brother Vincenzo in Milan, lead by the matriarch Rosaria Katina Paxinou. She is the hand to which the five fingers belong as she states in the film and she has a powerful influence on her sons. Presented in five distinct sections, the film weaves the story of the five brothers Vincenzo, Simone, Rocco, Ciro and Luca Parondi as each of them adapt to their new lives in the city.Vincenzo, the eldest brother, is already living in Milan when his mother and brothers come to join him expecting to move in with him. An initial scene ensues between the Parondi family and Vincenzos fiance Ginettas family, and the whole Parondi family moves in together. Despite early friction between Rosaria and Ginetta, he soon gets married and starts a family of his own. After settling down, Vincenzo doesnt interact much with the Parondi brothers. Simone struggles to adapt to urban life, and the arrival of Nadia Annie Girardot, a prostitute from Cremona will lead to his tragic downfall. She incites him to pursue a career in boxing as a fast way to reach fame and wealth, which his mother also encourages. After initially pursuing Vincenzo only to find him happy in his new family life, Nadia turns her interest to Simone. Simone falls in love with Nadia and demands for more than a casual relationship, but she rejects him. ........
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