Word: raskolnikofi
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...condemning or attempting to justify the moral degeneration of the youths, the picture recalls "Crime and Punishment." Just as Raskolnikofi was by nature generous, warm hearted, and high spirited, so Giuseppe and Pasquale are portrayed as human beings who are gradually twisted by poverty and the demoralized period in which they are caught. Their's is the simple morality of friendship that does not permit "squealing." But even that is swept away when Pasquale--thinking he would save Giuseppe from being whipped--tells that Giuseppe's brother was involved in black-market dealings...
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