Padre Padrone (1977)

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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,

Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Paolo Taviani , Vittorio Taviani

Written By: Gavino Ledda, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

On DVD: Jun 10, 1998

Cast

Omero Antonutti
Gavino's Father
Marcella Michelangeli
Gavino's Mother
Fabrizio Forte
Gavino as a child
Marino Cenna
Servant/Shepherd
Saverio Marconi
Gavino
Stanko Molnar
Sebastiano
Nanni Moretti
Cesare

Critic Reviews for Padre Padrone

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There are some strikingly beautiful images, all in context, as we touch themes of father-son conflict and coming of age drama

January 23, 2009 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

a film of careful balances, setting raw nature against refined culture, and offering family drama that grips from start to finish without once resorting to sentimentality.

July 25, 2007 Full Review Source: Eye for Film

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Anton Bitel

Eye for Film

One of the most intense and powerful childhood tales, based on Gavino Ledda's memoirs of growing up in Sardinia illiterate and brutalized by his father and how he became a famous writer and master of Greek and Latin.

October 5, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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