The crow's performance is the best thing in it.
The Hawks and the Sparrows
An off-beat comedy about serious matters by PIER PAOLO PASOLINI.
1966 · 1h 25m · Not Rated
Comedy, Fantasy
Directed by
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Overview
A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.
Director and cast
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The genial, humorous and compassionate way in which these generalizations are conveyed, with the wonderful Italian clown, Toto, and Ninetto Davoli playing the father and son, is so lively and fascinating, so primitive and droll.
Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Hawks and the Sparrows is a whimsical fantasy about Christianity and Marxism; the question is left open as to whether Pasolini believes in either, or neither.
Pier Paolo Pasolini was a major theorist as well as a leader in the Italian avant-garde.
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