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- 2003
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 55 m
- 2003
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 55 m
Summary A detective (Gian Maria Volontè) kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime in this 1970 Italian drama.
Directed By: Elio Petri
Written By: Ugo Pirro, Elio Petri
- 2003
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 55 m
- 2003
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 55 m
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion [re-release]
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Summary A detective (Gian Maria Volontè) kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime in this 1970 Italian drama.
Directed By: Elio Petri
Written By: Ugo Pirro, Elio Petri
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
89
100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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A paranoid police procedural, a perverse parable about the corrupting elements of power, and a candidate for the greatest predated Patriot Act movie ever, Elio Petri's stunning thriller makes no attempt to hide the culprit behind the film's grisly murder.
Although Mr. Petri quite consciously makes movies about ideas, he has, in his "Investigation," made a movie in which the ideas, and the man who seethes with them, have the shock and impact of the most fundamental kind of melodrama.
The film may have dated as a cautionary left-wing tale, yet it has stayed fresh as a study in the minutiae of power. [1 Oct. 2012, p.85]
The movie survives beautifully both as an elegant thriller and as a study of the twisted infantilism that shapes the fanatic heart.
Petri's visually flamboyant film turns into a heady mix of Marx, Freud, Wilhelm Reich, and Brecht, with a bit of Dashiell Hammett thrown into the blender.
A piercing satire of Italian investigative techniques, and an interesting meditation on the relationship between class and guilt.
Like all good directors who make films about their own obsessions, Petri transmits an obsessive feeling in the film itself. "Investigation of a Citizen" is stylistically disconnected, but it works because it is absolutely fascinated with the nature of the inspector.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
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82% Positive
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9% Mixed
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
