Rocco and his Brothers. Review by Alan Price. The rupture of the family is a persistent theme in Visconti’s films. It has been called disintegration but that sounds a bit too final for me, especially in relation to Rocco and his Brothers.
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The Worlds of Lucille Hadzihalilovic. Review by Alan Price. Over a period of 21 years Lucille Hadzihalilovic has produced a highly original body of work. 4 feature films and a handful of shorts that have challenged our view of the relationship between children / adolescents socially controlled by adults.
This handsome box set contains two Jiri Jrnka features The Czech Year (1947) and Old Czech Legends. Both are puppet animated films that reveal the mastery of Jrnka’s art though they are very different.
By Alan Price • film, film archive, year 2026 • Tags: Alan Price, film