My Father, My Lord

The plot is adapted from the true story of the Italian linguist and novelist Gavino Leda's self-taught success. He was originally a shepherd in Sardinia. He was illiterate before the age of 20. Later, he voluntarily joined the army because he could not bear the power of his father. A soldier in the army taught him how to read and write, which changed his spiritual world. After he was discharged from the army, he went to college to study Chinese, and then returned to his hometown to use knowledge to fight against his strict father. Behind-the-scenes footage: This film is the first masterpiece of the Italian director Taviani brothers to gain international recognition and won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The director used Italian neorealist film techniques that have been dormant for a long time to handle this story of father-son confrontation that took place in a remote rural area. The atmosphere is plain and touching, and there is a kind of primitive beauty. The moment when young Gavino listens to a stranger playing the accordion and decides to trade two lambs for the accordion is exciting because he finally takes action against his father.