One of the handful of films that found Pier Paolo Pasolini sustaining a merrier mode of cultural assault Hawks and Sparrows Uccellacci features Italy's popular comic actor Toto (known to cinephiles as the star of Roberto Rossellini's Dove la liberta...?) and Pasolini regular Ninetto Davoli in a picaresque fable that lampoons politics religion and the legacy of neorealism. A crow gifted with the power of speech accompanies wandering duo Toto and Ninetto on a trail that leads to their roles as Franciscan friars who preach to the literal hawks and sparrows before returning in time to gaze upon slum-dwellers Danteist dentists itinerant actor-hippies and ultimately the state of the modern world. Special Features: High-definition Transfer with Original Aspect Ratio Original Italian Theatrical Trailer English Subtitles Illustrated Booklet featuring Archival Imagery and the Words of Pasolini
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