Saturday, September 20, 2008

The Brotherhood (1968)

Two brothers end up on opposite sides inside the American Mafia.

It is about several conflicts of allegiances, and the eventual predominance of one allegiance which is hierarchically dominant over all the others; e.g., one character must choose between honoring the memory of his father on one side and safeguarding his own position in a criminal organization on the other; another character must choose between his brother on one side or his wife and kids on the other. It's tautly narrated and has splendid cinematography.

Rating: 57

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