Rocco and His Brothers
TITLE
Rocco and His Brothers
DIRECTOR
Luchino Visconti
COUNTRY
Italy, France
YEAR
1960
DURATION
177′
GENRE
Drama, Crime
Rocco and His Brothers
After Simone along with his big family moves to Milan, he falls in love with Nadia, a sex worker. Trouble ensues when Nadia refuses to reciprocate his feelings and becomes attracted to his brother.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti (1906–1976) was one of the most influential figures in Italian cinema and a founding force of Italian Neorealism. Born in Milan into an aristocratic family, Visconti brought to filmmaking a distinctive combination of social realism, artistic sophistication, and meticulous visual composition. He began his career in cinema as an assistant to Jean Renoir and made his directorial debut with Ossessione (1943), a landmark film widely regarded as a precursor to Italian Neorealism. He went on to create some of the most celebrated films in the history of cinema, including La Terra Trema (1948), Bellissima (1951), Senso (1954), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), The Leopard (1963), The Damned (1969), Death in Venice (1971), and Ludwig (1973). Visconti’s cinema explored themes of social change, class, history, desire, decadence, and the conflict between the individual and society. His films are renowned for their extraordinary attention to detail, richly composed imagery, elaborate production design, expressive use of music, and profound psychological depth. Beyond cinema, Visconti was also a major figure in theatre and opera, directing productions at some of Europe’s most prestigious institutions. His legacy remains fundamental to world cinema. Visconti’s work continues to inspire generations of filmmakers and stands as a remarkable synthesis of realism, visual beauty, historical consciousness, and profound human drama.
- DirectorLuchino Visconti
- Screenplay Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Massimo Franciosa, Enrico Mediolii
- CinematographyGiuseppe Rotunno
- CastAlain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Katina Paxinou, Alessandra Panaro, Spiros Focás, Claudia Cardinale, Max Cartier, Corrado Pani, Rocco Vidolazzi, Claudia Mori, Adriana Asti, Enzo Fiermonte, Nino Castelnuovo, Rosario Borelli, Renato Terra, Roger Hanin, Paolo Stoppa, Suzy Delair, Jerome Adjer, Orlando Baralla, Luigi Basagaluppi, Sauveur Chioca, Bruno Fortilli, Biagio Gambini, Becker Masoero, Rocco Mazzola, Felice Musazzi, Eduardo Passarelli, Emilio Rinaldi, Gino Seretti
- EditingMario Serandrei
- Producer/s Goffredo Lombardo, Edmond Ténoudji
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleRocco and His Brothers
- Project TypeDrama, Crime
- Completion Date06 Sep 1960
- Country of originItaly, France
- Country of filmingItaly, France
- LanguageItalian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti (1906–1976) was one of the most influential figures in Italian cinema and a founding force of Italian Neorealism. Born in Milan into an aristocratic family, Visconti brought to filmmaking a distinctive combination of social realism, artistic sophistication, and meticulous visual composition. He began his career in cinema as an assistant to Jean Renoir and made his directorial debut with Ossessione (1943), a landmark film widely regarded as a precursor to Italian Neorealism. He went on to create some of the most celebrated films in the history of cinema, including La Terra Trema (1948), Bellissima (1951), Senso (1954), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), The Leopard (1963), The Damned (1969), Death in Venice (1971), and Ludwig (1973). Visconti’s cinema explored themes of social change, class, history, desire, decadence, and the conflict between the individual and society. His films are renowned for their extraordinary attention to detail, richly composed imagery, elaborate production design, expressive use of music, and profound psychological depth. Beyond cinema, Visconti was also a major figure in theatre and opera, directing productions at some of Europe’s most prestigious institutions. His legacy remains fundamental to world cinema. Visconti’s work continues to inspire generations of filmmakers and stands as a remarkable synthesis of realism, visual beauty, historical consciousness, and profound human drama.
