La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo (The Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man)(Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man) (1981)
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83% of critics liked it
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62% of users liked it
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After his son disappears, an Italian cheese manufacturer is threatened by political terrorists who will supposedly kill the son if he does not pay a large ransom. Unsure if they really have his son and if the son is still alive, he has to decide if he should or should not sell his business to afford… More After his son disappears, an Italian cheese manufacturer is threatened by political terrorists who will supposedly kill the son if he does not pay a large ransom. Unsure if they really have his son and if the son is still alive, he has to decide if he should or should not sell his business to afford the sum. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Written By
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- Feb 12, 1982 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
It's Mr. Bertolucci's most rewarding, most invigorating film since Last Tango.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Perhaps the least known of Bertolucci's features, it is far from the least interesting.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
As usual with Bertolucci, the film's style and bravura camerawork are clearly in the forefront, but the politics and social commentary never quite find their place.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man comes across as a parable about a son who dies and is reborn.
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, Film4
Bertolucci has a sure eye for the shabby moral dilemma of his central character, and with that, he makes sly comment on the state of the Italian nation.
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Cast
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Ugo Tognazzi
as Primo Spaggiari
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Anouk Aimée
as Barbara Spaggiari
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Laura Morante
as Laura
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Victor Cavallo
as Adelfo
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Ricardo Tognazzi
as Giovanni
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Vittorio Caprioli
as Marshal
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Olimpia Carlisi
as Chiromant
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Renato Salvatori
as Colonel
- Franco Trevisi
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Cosimo Cinieri
as Magistrate
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Don Backy
as Crossing Keeper