Rocco e i suoi fratelli

Luchino Visconti’s ROCCO E I SUOI FRATELLI landed Alain Delon one of his most defining roles and put him firmly on the path to international fame. The film depicts the members of a family who move from southern Italy to Milan, where they are confronted with the conflict between their origins and their new life in the big city. It centers on the five brothers, whose differing views on love, work and the future begin to clash. Delon plays the good-natured and idealistic Rocco, who tries to keep the family together. Blurring the lines between melodrama, social commentary and tragedy, Visconti painted a vivid portrait of postwar Italian life and a society in transition, and exploring the tensions that arose with increased migration from the south to the industrialized north. Delon's collaboration with Visconti marked a major turning point in his career. (mm)