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

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 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. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    One of the great Bertolucci's most acclaimed films...Trintignant gives a legendary performance.
  2. 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)
  3. 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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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. PaulE.
    10
    Bertolucci's best and one world's best during the 20th Century.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  2. GaborA.
    6
    A visual masterpiece, but also completely unabsorbing. The scenery and characters are a joy to look at, but its impossible to get into their heads because nothing they do makes sense in the least bit. This seems to be true about most Bertolucci films. Luckily Coppola snatched Vittorio Storaro away from him for a few years and gave us a true masterpiece both visually and in terms of storytelling called Apocalypse Now.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. 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
    • 1 of 3 users said yes

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