My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Friday, December 28, 2012

Rocco and His Brothers (1960)

Five brothers from a family of poor Italian farmers move to the city to find work with their mother in tow.  While each brother has a story line it's Rocco and Simon's love triangle with a prostitute named Nadia that consumes most of the film.   Directed by Luchino Visconti with stark realism, I found this film to be brutal and yet satisfying.  Not once does Visconti turn a blind eye to the collapse of this once tight family.  I can see why so many claim this to be a masterpiece.  It really is a powerful film, if a bit depressing.  Grade: A-
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