Rent Hawks and Sparrows (1966)
3.5 of 5 from 73 ratings
1h 25min
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- Synopsis:
- Pasolini's most unconventional movie sees a man and his son set out on life's journey, accompanied by a Marxist crow which comments on the passing landscape. Amongst their many encounters is St. Francis, who is determined to convert them. A surreal fable, with a touch of Don Quixote, it sets two innocents in a world dominated by the Church and Marxism. In casting one of Italy's top clowns - Toto - in the lead role, the sense of tragi-comedy is enhanced.
- Actors:
- Totò, Ninetto Davoli, Femi Benussi, Umberto Bevilacqua, Renato Capogna, Alfredo Leggi, Pietro Davoli, Renato Montalbano, Rosina Moroni, Flaminia Siciliano, Lena Lin Solaro, Gabriele Baldini, Giovanni Tarallo, Ricardo Redi, Vittorio Vittori, Rossana Di Rocco, Lina D'Amico, Cesare Gelli, Vittorio la Paglia, Mario Pennisi
- Directors:
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Producers:
- Alfredo Bini
- Voiced By:
- Francesco Leonetti, Domenico Modugno
- Writers:
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Aka:
- Uccellacci e uccellini
- Studio:
- Tartan
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Countries:
- Italy
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Reviews (1) of Hawks and Sparrows
Flying Circus ... - Hawks and Sparrows review by NW
Why did I not enjoy this film? Was I too old for it? – 1966 ... I was 35 by then and it does seem a bit childishly out of kilter and silly? Somehow the comic bizarrerie matches ill with the neo-realist substructure. Perhaps I need to see it slightly drunk and with a group of cheerful friends – for me, the flying circus seemed to have droopy cardboard wings!
The accompanying film (“a documentary about a documentary”), in the “extras”, is in some ways more interesting ... it reveals the inter-action of Pasolini’s thinking, an idea for a film (a maharajah sacrificing his own body to feed and save some starving tigers} and actual reconnaissance of the setting in India. One can see why in the end the film was not made ... the idea was a bit naive and the scene in India was vast and complex!
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