By: Allan Fish
Yes, should have differentiated that it is the most recent version as seen on DVD.
View ArticleBy: Tony D'Ambra
I read Moravia’s novel before I saw the film, which I have ranked #1 in my 70s list, and felt that the emotional remoteness and tentativeness of Clerici is magnificently realised by Trintignant. Here...
View ArticleBy: John Greco
Like Allan, this is one film that creped up on me. Excellent performances by all and the cinematography is a visual organism. Bertolucci managed to make a film that is political, psychological and...
View ArticleBy: Bill Riley
This is a film which conveys the idea that most of the real story of individuals, or at least relatively complex ones, is hidden below surface appearances. To give expression to this hidden dimension,...
View ArticleBy: Peter
This must be considered Bertlucci’s greatest film of them all; it’s quite an assault in more ways than one.
View ArticleBy: dennis
Good points and great praise for this essay and the film that inspired it. You can add me to the list of WitD members that also have this film placed high on their list of BEST OF THE 70′s. John called...
View ArticleBy: John Greco
Dennis – Ha! If I only knew how to spell. That was actually whatI meant to say “a visual orgasm”
View ArticleBy: Dave
Great review… I too had this one even higher, actually placing it at #4. This is one of those films that after I watched it the first time, I was kind of unsure what to make of it or precisely how I...
View ArticleBy: David H. Schleicher
Allan — I love how you make the visual (and maybe thematic) connection to the later MILLER’S CROSSING. Clearly this film had a huge influence on the Coen Brothers’ gangster saga, and I hadn’t quite put...
View ArticleBy: Christopher Cychosz
Thanks to this post I dont seem like an idiot. I had an argument with someone and this proves I was right. Thanks!
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