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The Basilisks is a film of genre Drama directed by Lina Wertmüller released in france in DVD on 22 august 2023 with Stefano Satta Flores
The Basilisks (1963)
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Add to a movie listI basilischi (also known as The Basilisks and The Lizards) is a 1963 Italian drama film. It is the directorial debut of Lina Wertmüller.
It was shown as part of a retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.
Synopsis
Dans une petite ville du sud de l'Italie corsetée par des convenances d'un autre âge, trois jeunes hommes rêvent de femmes et d'amour. Mais dans cette région où il n'est pas question de désobéir à son père, les trois malheureux n'ont pas beaucoup d'occasions de rencontres avec le beau sexe. Seuls la sieste et leurs bavardages leur permettent d'échapper au désoeuvrement. Aussi rêvent-ils d'autres horizon. C'est alors que l'un d'eux part pour Rome. A son retour, il raconte à ses compagnons ses incroyables aventures nocturnes. Premier film d'une réalisatrice italienne imprégnée de néo-réalisme, "I basilischi" est une véritable curiosité, servie par un superbe noir et blanc, une narration chorale et la musique de Morricone.Actors
Stefano Satta Flores
(Francesco)
Flora Carabella
(Luciana Bonfanti)
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