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After the sudden death of his father and a move to Italy, 14-year-old Joe loses his way and gets addicted to heroin.
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"I actually auditioned for the role of the son when the mother was originally supposed to be played by Liv Ullman I think I read for it twice but was ultimately rejected because I looked too American in a Tom Sawyer kind of way-the boy who ended up doing it had a European quality in his face which Bertolucci wanted for the role. I saw it twice when it came out in the US, both times at the Loews Twin Cinemas. I remember it as having been gorgeously shot. The performances by Clayburgh and Barry are extremely good. Alida Valli is superb. The opera scenes were fantastic. Why isn't this out on ..."
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The movie was a Bertolucci family affair. Giovanni Bertolucci produced the film; Giuseppe Bertolucci was a writer and an uncredited 2nd assistant director; Lilletta Bertolucci was a unit publicist in Italy; Bernardo Bertolucci was a writer and director whilst his wife Clare Peploe was also a writer.
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After the sudden death of his father and a move to Italy, 14-year-old Joe loses his way and gets addicted to heroin.