One of the finest sex-and-politics thrillers ever made, blending sharp humour with riveting suspense.
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02/29/08
The Conformist (1970)
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Reviews Counted: 39 Fresh: 39 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.7/10
Rated: 15
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Theatrical Release: 29-02-2008
Synopsis: The film that made Bernardo Bertolucci's international reputation, THE CONFORMIST (based on Alberto Moravia's novel) is equal parts film noir, Freudian melodrama, and political commentary. The hero, Marcello Clerici (Jean-Louis Trintignant), joins Italy's fascist party, marries a... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Dominique Sanda, Pierre Clementi
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Reviews
Top Critic
One of the most referenced and extraordinary films in cinema history.
02/29/08
The Conformist isn't just a triumph, it's one of the greatest movies ever made.
02/29/08
Top Critic
Probing, unsettling and visually compelling, The Conformist treats its audience as adults, never opting for easy closure.
02/28/08
A powerful story well acted by a fine cast, it doesn't have the moral outcome you might imagine. An absorbing drama with a different, albeit downbeat, twist to it.
02/28/08
A visual masterpiece thanks to Storaro’s keen eye and Bertolucci's assured direction.
02/28/08
Top Critic
Juggling past and present with the same bravura flourish as Welles in Citizen Kane, Bertolucci conjures a dazzling historical and personal perspective.
02/09/06
Top Critic
Bertolucci never made another film that even came close to The Conformist
12/01/06
The movie is pure magic as story, as drama, as photography, as conviction, as everything except its ideas.
09/07/06
Bertolucci's masterpiece was controversial at the time due to its psycho-sexual approach to the fascist protag and to history, but what was beyond doubt was the film's spectacular visuals and sensual texture, its unity of contents, form and style.
06/03/06
[Bertolucci's] application of stunning cinematic beauty to an ugly character study could be cited as proof that filmmakers do their best work when they're young.
04/07/06
Bertolucci's reckless, youthful skill (he was 29) and Storaro's ravishing photography hold it together.
03/16/06
The exquisite reverie of a death dance (political and sexual), filmed by a wizard of barely sublimated eros.
01/20/06
One of the all-time greats, with a flabbergastingly deep mastery of time and space.
12/15/05
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