Three Brothers

Three Brothers

The Memorable World of Italian Dreams... The Private World of Three Brothers

Directed by Francesco Rosi

Produced by Gaumont, Iter Film

1981113 min6.3 / 10

A meditative family drama centered on three brothers returning home for their mother's funeral, where grief and memory prompt introspection on mortality, ideology, and the weight of their divergent lives.

In a farmhouse in southern Italy, an old woman dies. Her husband summons their sons: from Rome, Raffaele, a judge facing a political case for which he risks assassination; from Naples, the religious and ideological Rocco, a counselor at a correctional institute for boys; from Turin, Nicola, a factory worker involved in labor disputes. Once home, each encounters the past and engages in reveries of what may come.

Questions people ask

  • Is Three Brothers sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Three Brothers violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Three Brothers easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Three Brothers scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Three Brothers end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

32/ 100

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Rarity73

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Surprise6

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Love35

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