Directed by Nino Manfredi in 1971, who also plays the character as an adult who can’t get himself to marry, even though he slowly discovered love.

Manfredi also starred In Magni’s trilogy, portraying the life of a humble illiterate cobbler called Cornacchia who became Pasquino, poet who wrote harsh satire on the walls of Rome directed at the pope, at night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSpds313n1A

That over-attachment you refer to is at the heart of an Oedipus complex. If you put your family first, then you had no such complex yourself. Franco Debono is a narcissist with an Oedipus complex.

That’s the first reason he can’t put his own family first. The other, more obvious reason, is that he doesn’t have one, and never can because of his obvious psychological issues – obvious, that is, to everyone but himself.

“Why didn’t they pick up on their character flaws before they were allowed to get to positions of influence?”

If you have had the good fortune of never working with or having a narcissist for a friend, it will be very difficult for you to understand how a narcissist works. And I am not giving you any blame.

It is extremely difficult to realise this trait in a person if not after having known him for a long time, sometimes even years. They are very good at manipulation and most of them have a double personality, as has been point out on this blog. When one realises the fact it is almost always too late. Franco is a text-book case.

Please never blame a friend or colleague of a narcissist. The flaw is in the latter’s personality and nobody is a trained psycholigist, except the professionals, to deal with such people.

Having said this, however, one can always be on the look-out when friends and colleagues make you suffer through their words and actions. Narcissists have no empathy and they ride roughshod over whoever is in their way.

“how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow.”

(Victor Frankenstein)

Women understand that sort of mother-son relationship VERY well, Silvio. They hold it in contempt – unless they’re the sacred mother, that is.

Yes Harry you might be right, I would be presumptious to say that I am familiar with the ‘Oedipus Complex” .

Even though I looked it up, it is still beyond me.

What I intended was that there are boys who remain over-attached to their mothers and it is something very very common but the worse problem is when the mother senses this and exploits the situation because it is something that gives her joy.

I expect this might have some effect on the boy, but as I know hardly anything on the subject I do not know what the result will be on the boy.

As for myself I was, like all other boys, quite attached to my mother but when I was married and had a family, these always came first, but I must admit I would never permit anyone to downgrade my mother, which I think is natural.

[Daphne – Nowadays it is assumed that grown women are perfectly capable of dealing with things, Silvio.]

Policy initiative? It’s just another set of empty slogans and free floating ideas designed for the credulous and unthinking.

He hasn’t said how he’ll pay for those ‘policy initiatives’, any more than he’s expkained how he’ll reduce utility bills without raising taxes.

Still waiting for Franco Debono to suggest something in favour of the victims of crime. Again I remind him that he was elected to represent all not just the criminals.

As a lawyer it’s his job, but as a member of parliament he is duty bound to look after the interest of the victims, something he is not doing.

Silvio. from time to time you make a lucid comment. This time you’re way off base. I reiterate the ‘Oepipus Complex’ here. This boy still needs his diapers bought and changed by Mommy.

Belive you me, being 50+ is sheer bliss after the turbulant 20s and 30s. I recommend it to anyone.