The Great Blek

"I remember those years well. My friends, my girlfriends, like in a picture..."

1988 1h 40m IT

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Waiting for the train that will take him away, a man goes back over moments of his small-town upbringing: the relationship with his family, his involvement in the protests of 1968 and a childhood friend died too soon.

“I remember those years well. My friends, my girlfriends, like in a picture...”

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Cast

Roberto De Francesco
Yuri
Sergio Rubini
Razzo
Federica Mastroianni
Claudia
Silvana De Santis
Yuri's mother
Riccardo De Torrebruna
Marco
Dario Parisini
Antonio
Paolo De Falco
Paolo
Alessandro Cannavaccio
Yuri as a child

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Giuseppe Piccioni
Writers: Maura Nuccetelli, Maura Nuccetelli, Giuseppe Piccioni
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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1 / 8

ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Giuseppe Piccioni, shot by Alessio Gelsini Torresi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Angelo Nicolini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Roberto De Francesco and Sergio Rubini and Federica Mastroianni carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "I remember those years well. My friends, my girlfriends, like in a picture...".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093112 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Giuseppe Piccioni directs. Alessio Gelsini Torresi behind the camera. Angelo Nicolini cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Giuseppe Piccioni, shot by Alessio Gelsini Torresi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Angelo Nicolini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Roberto De Francesco and Sergio Rubini and Federica Mastroianni carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "I remember those years well. My friends, my girlfriends, like in a picture...".
7IMDB entry: tt0093112 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "male friendship", "youth gang", "rebellious youth", "leaving home".