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...industrial Milan, Rocco tells of a southern peasant family's coming to grips with an urban world. Variations on an Oedipal theme provide the central plot line, as we see against the spectre of an overprotective mother (Katina Paxinou) the struggle of the saintlike Rocco (Alain Delon) to save Simon (Renato Salvatori) from the dishonorable ways he has fallen into. The tragic situation is provoked by the love affair of Rocco and Nadia (Annie Girardot), a prostitute whom Simon had loved and lost. When Simon learns of Rocco's success, he drives himself to re-enact the primal crime, raping...
EXETER: Purple Noon continues to be the best thriller, imported or otherwise, in town at the moment. Rene Clement is responsible for this tightly-plotted piece about a man (Alain Delon) who kills his best friend for his bankroll and broad...
BEACON HILL: ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS, winner of 27 major film awards is here, and any film that wins that many awards just can't miss. It's sordid and it's long, but it is also a powerful and significant film. Acting, especially by Alain Delon, is consistently topnotch...
EXETER: A tight suspense film in the psychological vein is Rene Clement's PLEIN SOLEIL. Telling the story of a daring daylight attempt at the perfect crime, the film features spectacular color shots of the Adriatic and Maria de la Foret, and a good acting job by Alain Delon...
...superior suspense film in Purple Noon. The French title, Plein Soleil (probably best translated "Broad Daylight") is more accurate; the film is concerned with a daring attempt to execute the perfect daylight crime. Color photographs of the Adriatic and luscious Marie de la Foret guarantees spectacular footage, and Alain Delon as the top crook turns in an excellent performance...