
Brazil
1985


“An off-beat comedy about serious matters by PIER PAOLO PASOLINI.”
367 votes
A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.
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Pier Paolo PasoliniStreaming availability for India
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Italian
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> 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…
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