The Basilisks

The Basilisks (1963)

I basilischi

Francesco, Sergio, and Antonio, three young men in a small, poverty-stricken village, lead uneventful lives. As all three are unemployed, they pass time roaming the streets and chasing girls. One day, Antonio's aunt asks him to stay with her and his cousins in Rome. He accepts and enrolls at a university, leaving his two friends behind to envy him for his new upscale lifestyle. But eventually Antonio returns, initially just for a day. Though he boasts about his life, he never returns to Rome and instead opts for his friends and the place he grew up, despite all its shortcomings.

Date of release
1963-09-02
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (56)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Lina Wertmüller

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Basilicata and Apulia

The Lizards, also known as The Basilisks, is a 1963 Italian comedy drama film written and directed by Lina Wertmüller. Filmed in the small towns of Minervino Murge and Spinazzola in Apulia and the small agricultural town Palazzo San Gervasio in Basilicata, it was Wertmüller's directorial debut, with a reported budget of £28,000.

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