1970 · drama
The Conformist
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci1h 48m1970
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
Our read: The Conformist (1970) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- measured
- bleak
- signature
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