March 9, 2008

The Conformist

The release of this restored print of Bertolucci’s 1969 classic is an opportunity to luxuriate in two hours of some of the very finest European cinema.
Based on Moravia’s novel of the same name, the film is set in 1930s Italy, and revolves around Marcello, traumatised by childhood abuse and latterly beset by a drug-addicted mother [...]