Cinema RITCS, Cinematek, Istituto Italiano di Cultura & Palace invite you to the screening of the opening film of the first edition Restored Film Festival Brussels.

In the presence of director Marco Bellocchio.

(Re)discover Marco Bellocchio’s debut film, Fists in the Pocket, which won an award at Locarno (1965) and has been beautifully restored by the Cineteca di Bologna 50 years later!

Even today, this film—which caused a sensation upon its release in Italy—is considered the Maestro’s masterpiece.

I PUGNI IN TASCA (Les poings dans les poches)

Marco Bellocchio

IT, 1965, 95', VO IT ST FR/EN

Synopsis : Suffering from epilepsy, young Alessandro has gradually shut himself off in his own world. Lost in his admiration for his brother Augusto, who dreams of marrying Lucia, and to give himself the feeling of controlling his own destiny, Alessandro sets out to break free from the family’s stranglehold.