The 'look' of Bertolucci's Conformist is stunning. The locations, the lighting, the overall cinematography - just beautiful. Having given that quarter, I have to say that this wouldn't rank among my top 100 films. Much like the hitman's limp commitment to his cause, I f...( read more)
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Gastone Moschin
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his mentor, now a political dissident.
DVD Release Date: December 5, 2006
Stats: 510 reviews
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June 15, 2009
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June 6, 2009
The story of a man who shook hands with the devil in his despair of trying to run away from his true self at any cost. but when his loyalty is put to the test his conscience and ideals, or the lack of them, will shatter him little by little.
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October 13, 2008
This is the first Bernardo Bertolucci film I've ever seen, though probably not the first title my brain would once have associated with him--of course, at the same time, my brain had also never put together Bertolucci who did Last Tango in Paris with Bertolucci who did ...( read more)
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September 29, 2008
a stunning looking complex character study of a weak man with issues who just wants to appear 'normal' and so becomes a fascist. his loyalty is put to the test when he is ordered to kill his former teacher, a dissident exile in france. this was a dubbed version which annoyed me...( read more)
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September 29, 2008
An intriguing character study that leaves you wondering even long after the film is over. The non-linear story-telling may be slightly jarring or confusing at first, but once you get the hang of it, the story opens up before you quite nicely.
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October 15, 2009
one of the early Bertolucci masterpieces- immaculate cinematography, and a theme that has been theoretically analyzed SO much by academia that is reason enough not to mention more about it here. absolute classic and a must-watch-it for any serious film buff.
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October 5, 2009
since it is a bertolucci movie,it is no doubt has a beautiful cinematography.but what i like the most from THE CONFORMIST is not the beauty itself,but more of its unstructured narrative,which is a rarity on those days.this is a film that demand a second viewing.,and for good sake...( read more)
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September 21, 2009
Complicated plot line, but the movie is rally well done. Good artistic sense of lighting and framing
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