Fists in the Pocket

Audience Reviews

View More

Jens B @Jens97 Apr 18 A feeling of unease slowly creeps into Marco Bellochio's post-war family portrait. Ennio Morrivone's funeral-bell-like score contributes significantly to this atmosphere. Lou Castel delivers a superb performance as Ale, capturing his inner turmoil. Unfortunately, "I Pugni in Tasca" suffers a lull in the middle section, which is all the more noticeable given the film's already slow pacing. Nevertheless, for 1965, this is still quite a powerful film. See more Scott R @ScottR Nov 25 NYT 1000 list. A fascinating Italian family study, that was twisted, unnerving, and bizarre. Saw on YouTube. See more 08/31/2021 Que filme profundamente triste, que família infeliz, que drama melancólico e depressivo, que atuações fortes e intensas, conseguem transmitir toda dor e desespero, toda bondade e altruísmo dúbio dos personagens... Marco, em sua obra, conseguiu transparecer toda a pureza e desespero dos acometidos de distúrbios, físicos ou psicológicos, a mazela de uma sociedade capacitismo e exclusão, obra divina. See more dave s @RT68722908 10/23/2020 Fists in the Pocket is an odd film, no matter how you look at it. It is a bleak and claustrophobic look at a family ravaged by physical infirmities and mental illness. Three brothers, a sister, and their mother live in a mountain villa in Italy. Only one of the brothers appears to be unafflicted. His younger brother, epileptic and seemingly psychotic, hatches a plan that would set his brother free from being the provider and caretaker for the rest of the family. The subject matter is unsettling, as is director Marco Bellocchio's style. Characters walk in and out of focus at times. Smoothly edited scenes will periodically cut in a seemingly needless shot. Overall, it is an impactful film that is topped off with a truly uncomfortable final scene showing a main character having a seizure while an operatic score is played. Odd. See more 09/08/2019 Is it an allegory of the rise of fascism, its ultimate hypocrisy, and its eventual downfall? The films stays with you long after it is over. See more 05/17/2018 A strange, dark and intriguing film, covered in Ennio Morricone's haunting music. Still can't find the right words to explain the story of this dysfunctional family. See more Read all reviews

Fists in the Pocket

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING