At the heart of Blood Brothers is an impossible friendship. On one side is Nicola (Franco Nero), who returns to Naples during the 20's to become a lawyer. He clashes with Don Gaetano Fungillo (Fabio Testi), the leader of the "Guappi", the local Camorra. This sectarian organisation is deeply rooted in the life of the city. Nicola studies law to change the system from within. Don Gaetano, in turn, lands on the other side of the bars. Both are of course also divided by a woman, embodied by Claudia Cardinale. About ten years ago I bought all relevant DVD releases from Koch Media. Among them the jewelry version of Blood Brothers with a thick booklet and cardboard box. When I recommend the Mafia epic to customers of our video store, I always compare it to the works of Visconti. And director Pasquale Squitieri adds a political note to the action by fading in images from the 60s at the end. Nothing has changed.
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