The Taviani Brothers Collection - Padre Padrone / Night Of The Shooting Stars / Kaos - 1984 (Blu-ray)

Directed by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

Starring: Omero Antonutti, Saverio Marconi, Marcella Michelangeli, Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli, Massimo Bonetti, Orazio Torrisi, Carlo Cartier, Franco Scaldati, Biagio Barone
Contributors: Giuliani G. de Negri, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Tonino Guerra, Egisto Macchi, Nicola Piovani, Mario Masini, Franco Di Giacomo, Giuseppe Lanci
Studio: Screenbound Pictures
Genre: World Cinema
Main Language: Italian
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A,B,C
Release Date: 3 Jun 2024
Originally Issued: 1984
No of Discs: 2
BBFC Cert: (18) Suitable for 18 years and over.
Run Time: 408 minutes

Description

Collection of three films from directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. In 'The Night of the Shooting Stars' (1982) a woman tells her sleeping son a story from her childhood during the war. In the summer of 1944, German forces are retreating out of Italy and leaving devastation in their wake.

Her town is threatened with destruction, but if wishes are made on the night of San Lorenzo when shooting stars are seen, they may come true. She survives the night and wishes to pass this knowledge to her child. 'Padre Padrone' (1977) follows Gavino (Saverio Marconi), a young boy whose tyrannical father wants him to become a shepherd.

Determined to attend university, Gavino finally escapes his isolated existence and becomes a linguistics professor. Finally, 'Kaos' (1984) consists of four parts based on short stories by Luigi Pirandello which explore different aspects of life in 19th century Sicily. The stories are: 'The Other Son', 'Moon Sickness', 'The Jar' and 'Requiem'.

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