My Brother is an Only Child (Mio fratello è figlio unico) Critic Reviews

Petraglia and Rulli once again display their gift for bringing the texture of reality to family drama, for creating people and situations that involve us completely. My Brother Is an Only Child is not the only film that does this, but it's a product that's in shorter and shorter supply every year.Read the full review

Ripe, ferociously acted comic drama.Read the full review

A provocative character study and portrait of the times.Read the full review

A lively minor addendum to the grand tradition of Italian fraternal cinema.Read the full review

Scripted by "The Best of Youth" duo who brought the post-WWII years into stark and moving light, pic offers a warm humor that illuminates the defiant vista of hope even when the proceedings turn tragic.Read the full review

Although the movie never quite dispels the sense of being dated (it could have been made anytime in the past 40 years), it's a memorable, often moving timepiece.Read the full review