The Uncle from Brooklyn (Lo zio di Brooklyn) 29 years old

The Uncle from Brooklyn

The best italian film of the 90's, the most extreme and radical work since SALO', a ruthless representation, in a surreal-metaphorical key, of a civilization condemned to worshipping its own blindness. The two sicilian directors use a language free from compromise and from the traditional storyline rules: the movie is photographed in a sharp and very contrasting black & white, with no beautiful pimp music, and lacks a logical story. There are no women (the ones we see are actually men), and the language is strict sicilian dialect. The directing style is characterized by long fixed shots on a post-atomic world, which is really present-day Palermo, inhabited by fat people in socks and underwear who burp and fart while roaming around smelly alleyways and waste dumps.

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The Uncle from Brooklyn Cast

Name Character
Gaspare Marchione as Totò Gemelli
Salvatore Gattuso as Zio di Brooklyn
Salvatore Schiera as Gaetano Gemelli
Natale Lauria as Iachino Gemelli
Rosario Carollo as Ciccio Gemelli
Pippo Agusta as Don Masino

The Uncle from Brooklyn Crew

Name Department
Daniele Ciprì as Director. He was 32 (now 61) years old Directing
Franco Maresco as Director. He was 36 (now 66) years old Directing
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The Uncle from Brooklyn (29 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, January 01, 1995
  • Runtime: 98 minutes