Fists in the Pocket (1965)
- Original title
- I pugni in tasca
- Directed by
- Marco Bellocchio
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 223 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man with epilepsy schemes to kill off his dysfunctional family. The film follows his twisted plans and the unraveling of his household.
darkly comictenseunsettlingbleaksatiricalclaustrophobiccerebralmelancholic
What happens
Fists in the Pocket (Italian: I pugni in tasca) is a 1965 Italian satirical drama film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio and starring Lou Castel. It was Bellocchio's first feature film and became one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year. The film centers on a young man suffering from epilepsy, who plots the murders of the members of his dysfunctional family. In 2008, Fists in the Pocket was included in the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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