The Uncle from Brooklyn

The Uncle from Brooklyn

98 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1995

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.

The Uncle from Brooklyn

98 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1995

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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Digital Film
Original title Lo zio di Brooklyn
Directors Franco Maresco, Daniele Ciprì
Writers

Cast

Salvatore Gattuso

as Zio di Brooklyn

Pippo Agusta

as Don Masino

Salvatore Schiera

as Gaetano Gemelli

Gaspare Marchione

as Totò Gemelli

Natale Lauria

as Iachino Gemelli

Rosario Carollo

as Ciccio Gemelli