The Basilisks
I basilischi (original)
The neorealistic story follows the uneventful lives of Francesco, Sergio and Antonio, three young men, who live in a small, poverty-stricken village. Since all three are unemployed they while their time away roaming the streets and chasing girls. One day Antonio's aunt asks him to stay with her and his cousins in Rome. He accepts her offer and enrolls at a university in Rome leaving his two friends behind who envy him for his new upscale lifestyle. But eventually Antonio returns to the village, initially just for a day. Though he boasts about his life, he never goes back to Rome and instead opts for his friends and the place he grew up in, despite all its shortcomings.
Starring Stefano Satta Flores, Antonio Petruzzi, Rosanna Santoro, Sergio Ferranino, Luigi Barbieri, Flora Carabella, Mimma Quirico, Enzo Di Vecchia, Rosetta Palumbo, Manlio Blois
Watch "The Basilisks" from streaming services Amazon Prime, Amazon released in 1963. It's a comedy and drama movie, and has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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