The Basilisks
I basilischi
1963, Film, 82 min, Drama, Italian, Italy, MoviePedia score 69
Francesco, Sergio, and Antonio, three young men in a small, poverty-stricken village, lead uneventful lives. As all three are unemployed, they pass time roaming the streets and chasing girls. One day, Antonio's aunt asks him to stay with her and his cousins in Rome. He accepts and enrolls at a university, leaving his two friends behind to envy him for his new upscale lifestyle. But eventually Antonio returns, initially just for a day. Though he boasts about his life, he never returns to Rome and instead opts for his friends and the place he grew up, despite all its shortcomings.
Directed by Lina Wertmüller
Cast
- Antonio Petruzzi as Antonio
- Stefano Satta Flores as Francesco
- Sergio Ferranino as Sergio
- Enrica Chiaromonte as Maddalena
- Rosanna Santoro as Anna
- Marisa Omodei as Cicci
- Luigi Barbieri as Il notaio - Padre di Antonio
- Manlio Blois as Nicolino
- Rosetta Palumbo as Rosetta
- Flora Carabella as L'amica - Luciana Bonfanti
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