New Movies: Two by Bellocchio

Director Marco Bellocchio's family name means "beautiful eye"— and European cinema buffs are satisfied that it is a highly suitable patronym. On the basis of only two films, they are already hailing Bellocchio as Italy's brightest movie light since Antonioni. The 28-year-old son of a lawyer from Piacenza, Bellocchio won the Silver Ribbon, Italy's Oscar, with his very first effort, Fists in the Pocket (1965). His China Is Near (1966) won the special jury award at last summer's Ven ice Film Festival. Both films are now being released in the U.S....

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