The Conformist (1970)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:39
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.7/10
Consensus: A commentary on fascism and beauty alike, Bernadro Bertolucci's The Conformist is acclaimed for its sumptuous visuals and extravagant, artful cinematography.
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... [More]
Reviews for The Conformist
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 5/5 |
One of the finest sex-and-politics thrillers ever made, blending sharp humour with riveting suspense. Full Review |
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4/5 |
All hail the revival of one of Bernardo Bertolucci's best films. Full Review |
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5/5 |
A beautifully imagined portrait of moral and political cowardice. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Bertolucci's film has the compelling quality of a bad dream. Full Review |
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One of the most referenced and extraordinary films in cinema history. Full Review |
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5/5 |
The Conformist isn't just a triumph, it's one of the greatest movies ever made. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Probing, unsettling and visually compelling, The Conformist treats its audience as adults, never opting for easy closure. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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5/5 |
A visual masterpiece thanks to Storaro’s keen eye and Bertolucci's assured direction. Full Review |
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5/6 |
Juggling past and present with the same bravura flourish as Welles in Citizen Kane, Bertolucci conjures a dazzling historical and personal perspective. Full Review |
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A+ |
"The Conformist" is Bernardo Bertolucci's immaculate work of cinematic art about the conflicted mindset of a man who carries out Mussolini's fascist ideology. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Talvez o melhor filme de Bertolucci, esta obra-prima magnificamente fotografada por Storaro é tão formidável em sua construção estética e narrativa que cada praticamente todo plano se presta a análises longas e profundas.
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Ravishing to the eye but less than fully satisfying to the mind. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Bertolucci never made another film that even came close to The Conformist Full Review |
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The movie is pure magic as story, as drama, as photography, as conviction, as everything except its ideas. Full Review |
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5/5 |
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. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The headier aspects and New Wave stylings do make it worthwhile. Full Review |
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4/4 |
[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. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Bertolucci's reckless, youthful skill (he was 29) and Storaro's ravishing photography hold it together. Full Review |
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4/4 |
The exquisite reverie of a death dance (political and sexual), filmed by a wizard of barely sublimated eros. Full Review |
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