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Jason Solomons

Win an Italian holiday with Film Weekly


My Brother is an Only Child: pitting a communist against a fascist

To celebrate the release of Italian film My Brother Is An Only Child, we're offering you an amazing prize. Courtesy of global accommodation specialists Wotif.com, Alitalia and Revolver Entertainment, you can win a week's holiday, for two, in Rome, Milan, Florence or Tuscany.

All you have to do is listen to this edition of Film Weekly to find the question and send your answer to podcasts@observer.co.uk. (Regretfully, the competition is only open to UK residents.)

You'll find the answer somewhere in the interview with Daniele Luchetti, the very affable director of My Brother Is An Only Child, an entertaining and very Italian film, sweeping through the 60s and 70s, about two brothers from the same family who are on opposite sides of the political spectrum - one's a communist, the other a fascist.

It's a blend of fun, sex, pop music and politics, with lots of shouting and parents being exasperated.

Also on the show is the one of the world's finest cinematographers, Darius Khondji. He's worked with everyone from Polanski and Woody Allen to Madonna and now Michael Haneke, bringing a distinctive new look to the remake of Funny Games.

Darius gives us an insight into working with Haneke and provides a fascinating look at the cinematographer's art.

I'm also joined by Xan Brooks to review the British comedy Son of Rambow and the absolutely terrifying Funny Games. Even its website gives you the creeps.

So have a listen here, enjoy and send in your answers and you could be sampling la dolce vita this summer.

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