A young boy of 13 years, not a teenager. His mother, rich and beautiful woman who coaxing and cajoling all day long. Venice in the summer. Black and white. A man comes in and charm the mother. The boy feels rejected. He meets the During interminable afternoon a group of young thugs whose lack of education will just make your own. He will discuss sexuality and a discovery that will lead ultimately to a travel request.
Agostino *, Mauro Bolognini , in 1962. With a rich career and too little known, the director came out at the time of working with Pasolini, and you can feel the influence of the Italian poet in the film of rare beauty.
Ingrid Thulin shines in the role of a mother too close to his son, who clings to his little man, or rather the idea that it is him. Paolo Colombo, in his only role, is proof of great subtlety. His playing is natural and rich. Without dialogue, it communicates the pangs of conscience. Rarely the transition to adulthood of a young boy will have the opportunity of a portrait as touching.
This request, Agostino formula at the end of the film is beautiful and simple. "Treat me like an adult," asks he to his mother. The latter's resigned face speaks volumes about the way she also has traveled in just a few days of summer. Meanwhile, Agostino has learned the reality of physical love (without knowing it) and lost its innocence.
At the end of the film, while the voiceover tells us Agostino will still be difficult to pass tests, we know that his vision of women will be forever marked by this mother so beautiful and tender. Near and inaccessible. *
the magnificent score of the film is signed Carlo Rustichelli.
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