Rocco and His Brothers

Alain Delon stars in Luchino Visconti’s beautiful family epic of love, pugilism and tested loyalty. Visconti’s hypnotically beautiful tale of relocation, loss and sacrifice charts the fortunes of a family who move from a farm in the rural south, as so many did during this period, to find work in a very modern Milan. Of the five bumpkin brothers accompanying their mother, Delon’s Rocco is tasked with trying to manage the hedonistic appetites of Salvatori’s Simone. They both fall into the shadowy world of boxing, but when they also fall in love with the same woman – Girardot’s sex worker – loyalties are tested and the family threatens to break apart. Visconti’s epic tale is an operatic and poignant story of brotherhood.

Christina Newland, season curator

Contains scenes of sexual violence.

Members can book an advanced joint ticket to this screening and the Rocco and His Brothers Member Salon for themselves and their guests in advance. Members who watch the film on another date are welcome to attend the free Salon discussion and show their Membership Card for admission, on a first come first served basis.

See the re-release of Rocco and His Brothers.

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Also available on BFI Player