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Marx Can Wait
Marx Can Wait
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MARX CAN WAIT

Marx può aspettare

Directed by Marco Bellocchio
Italy, 2021
Documentary

Synopsis

1968 was the year Camillo died. Nearly 50 years after the death of his twin brother, Marco Bellocchio gathers his family to reconstruct Camillo’s disappearance. What begins as a family conversation morphs into an investigation of grief, guilt and responsibility, compassion, empathy and love.

Synopsis

1968 was the year Camillo died. Nearly 50 years after the death of his twin brother, Marco Bellocchio gathers his family to reconstruct Camillo’s disappearance. What begins as a family conversation morphs into an investigation of grief, guilt and responsibility, compassion, empathy and love.

Our take

What happens when a commitment to cinema and leftist politics eclipses the bond between twin brothers? Constellating archival footage with new interviews, veteran director Marco Bellocchio was awarded an Honorary Palme d’Or for this poignant journey into his family history and filmmaking past.