The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)

NR05/04/1966Comedy, Fantasy1h 25m
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An off-beat comedy about serious matters by PIER PAOLO PASOLINI.

Overview

A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Totò

    Totò Innocenti / Frate Cicillo

  2. Cast 1

    Ninetto Davoli

    Ninetto Innocenti / Frate Ninetto

  3. Cast 1

    Femi Benussi

    Luna

  4. Umberto Bevilacqua

    Incensurato

  5. Renato Capogna

    Mascalzone

  6. Alfredo Leggi

    Mascalzone

  7. Cast 1

    Renato Montalbano

    San Francesco

  8. Flaminia Siciliano

    Mascalzone

  9. Lena Lin Solaro

    Urganda

> Fascinating neorealist-surrealist tableau of the daily life of Ninetto and his father Toto Innocenti (the holy Ciccillio), who, suddenly, in the mezzo del camminin...and with a raven -son of Mr. Duda and Mrs. Conciencia- instead of Virgilio, a charming and cynical crow due to its resemblance to the Nescio of Erasmus of Rotterdam, undertake a spiritual and metaphysical "crusade", in the manner of fables, to tame and reconcile the hawks and sparrows in God's plan; this is my favorite Pasolini and not the exegetical and historical one; the Pasolini that allegorizes with his own message and from...

Status Released

Original LanguageItalian 

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