The Great Blek
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The Great Blek

I remember those years well. My friends, my girlfriends, like in a picture...

7.3 / 10 1988 1h 40mNR Italian
Drama

Storyline

Waiting for the train that will take him away, a man goes back over moments of his small-town upbringing: the relationship with his family, his involvement in the protests of 1968 and a childhood friend died too soon.

Cast & Crew

Roberto De Francesco

Roberto De Francesco

Yuri

Lead
Sergio Rubini

Sergio Rubini

Razzo

Federica Mastroianni

Federica Mastroianni

Claudia

Silvana De Santis

Silvana De Santis

Yuri's mother

Riccardo De Torrebruna

Riccardo De Torrebruna

Marco

DP

Dario Parisini

Antonio

PD

Paolo De Falco

Paolo

AC

Alessandro Cannavaccio

Yuri as a child

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Giuseppe Piccioni's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Great Blek is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker