Synopsis
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
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Cast
- Jean-Louis TrintignantMarcello Clerici
- Stefania SandrelliGiulia
- Gastone MoschinManganiello
- Dominique SandaAnna Quadri
- Enzo TarascioProfessor Quadri
- Fosco GiachettiThe Colonel
- José QuaglioItalo Montanari
- Yvonne SansonGiulia's Mother
- MillyMarcello's Mother
- Antonio MaestriConfessor
Recommendations
- 100
Christian Science Monitor
One of the great Bertolucci's most acclaimed films...Trintignant gives a legendary performance. - 100
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Conformist has a decadent visual beauty about it that's breathtaking. But as striking as Bertolucci's classic looks, there's even more powerful stuff in the storytelling. - 100
TV Guide Magazine
One of Bertolucci's best films, The Conformist makes a provocative connection between repressed sexual desires and fascist politics. It's an intriguing, elegantly photographed study of the twisted Italian character of the 1930s. (Review of Original Release) - 100
Village Voice
Bertolucci's masterpiece--made when he was all of 29--will be the most revelatory experience a fortunate pilgrim will have in a theater this year is a foregone conclusion. - 100
Washington Post
Masterfully arranged for color, texture, decor and camera fluidity, The Conformist is more like a symphonic poem than a movie. (Review of 1994 Release) - 100
Washington Post
Even if it weren't in pristine shape for its current re-release, it would still qualify as one of only a handful of films made in the past 30 years that truly deserve to be called great. (Review of 1994 Release) - 100
L.A. Weekly
The Conformist is a great film, drunkenly beautiful and deeply disturbing. - 100
Los Angeles Times
Seems every bit the masterpiece it was when first released by Paramount. In this dazzling film, Bertolucci manages to combine the bravura style of Fellini, the acute sense of period of Visconti and the fervent political commitment of Elio Petri -- and, better still, a lack of self-indulgence.
