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1971 · 108 min · R

The Conformist

Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci · Drama

The Conformist (1971) is a Drama film, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci set in Paris and Rome during the 1930s–1940s. It runs 108 minutes and is rated R.

A espionage, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of identity, power & corruption, and guilt & shame play out through non linear / fractured timeline and frame narrative.

Composer
Georges Delerue
Cinematography
Vittorio Storaro
Cast
Jean-Louis TrintignantStefania SandrelliGastone MoschinDominique SandaEnzo TarascioFosco GiachettiJosé QuaglioYvonne Sanson

The world of this film

Setting

Where
ParisRome
Setting
Urban
When
1930s1940s

Premise & themes

Premise
Espionage
Themes
IdentityPower & CorruptionGuilt & Shame
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured TimelineFrame Narrative
Tone
BleakMelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadAntihero
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Historical Fiction

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