The Conformist (re-release)
The Conformist (re-release) Image
Metascore
100 out of 100

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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli
  • Summary: Set in Rome in the 1930s, this re-release of Bernardo Bertolucci's 1970 breakthrough feature stars Jean-Louis Trintignant as a Mussolini operative sent to Paris to locate and eliminate an old professor who fled Italy when the fascists came to power.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    100
    Thirty-five years since its debut, The Conformist is still a stunning, challenging, transporting film.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    One of the great Bertolucci's most acclaimed films...Trintignant gives a legendary performance.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    100
    One of Bertolucci's best films, The Conformist makes a provocative connection between repressed sexual desires and fascist politics. It's an intriguing, elegantly photographed study of the twisted Italian character of the 1930s. (Review of Original Release)
  4. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    100
    The Conformist has a decadent visual beauty about it that's breathtaking. But as striking as Bertolucci's classic looks, there's even more powerful stuff in the storytelling.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. PaulE.
    10
    Bertolucci's best and one world's best during the 20th Century.
  2. DavidH.
    10
    I saw this when it was being shown as a one-off at my local cinema (was unavailable elsewhere) and it was one of the greatest experiences at the cinema of my life. Sardonic humour, absorbing characters, beautifully filmed, with perhaps the most harrowing murder sequence I've ever seen. I couldn't praise this film anymore.… Expand
  3. Serrao_Brochado
    6
    Good acting performance and cast. The movie sets and the production are also striking. And that's it... Only visual stuff. In my opinion, the movie is overrated, perhaps, because of the stigma post-fascism and post-Nazi, still felt in the 70's. By this I mean that a film like this, which casts a harsh critique of fascism, would be easily remarkable at a time when in Europe there were still "scars" of World War II. The message is, nonetheless, very interesting and important to impart. But I do not think this movie deserves the same score of Lawrence of Arabia and The Godfather ... Overrated my friends...… Expand
  4. shaunmed
    0
    Quite honestly one of the most boring and pointless films you will ever see. You will hate ever minute of it's pointless meandering plot. This is a movie that critics and film academics have to enjoy to be allowed to attend each other's wine parties.… Expand

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