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Padre Padrone

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Padre Padrone
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1hr 54min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1977
Directors:
Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Distributor:
Fox Lorber
Starring:
Omero Antonutti, Marcella Michelangeli, Fabrizio Forte  ...more
Synopsis: Based on an autobiographical book by Gavino Ledda, Padre Padrone is filmed in Sardinian, a regional Italian dialect. The film concentrates on a young, barely literate shepherd boy, who lives under the thumb of his tyrannical peasant father. Rescued from his family--and his isolated lifestyle--when called for military service, the boy eventually emerges as a brilliant scholar. Filmmakers Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani have always displayed an uncanny knack for perfectly capturing the manners, ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
One of Italy's most successful film exports in the years following the heyday of Federico Fellini was this rather brutal though uplifting autobiographical story about a rural Sardinian boy who battles to overcome his upbringing at the hands of a tyrannical father. The generational struggle of Padre Padrone perfectly suited the cultural temperament of the 1970s, and the film could be compared to ... Full Review
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Omero Antonutti
Gavino's Father
Marcella Michelangeli
Gavino's Mother
Fabrizio Forte
Gavino as a child
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