1976 · drama · thriller
Todo Modo
Directed by Elio Petri2h 5m1976
Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power. Disturbing, claustrophobic settings are the background to a series of mysterious crimes.
Our read: Todo Modo (1976) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive drama · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- inventive
- bleak
- cold
- twisty
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