LAB CLASSICS: IL CONFORMISTA (4K RESTORATION)
A milestone of politically engaged European cinema and one of the most visually astonishing films ever made, our distribution company Odyssey Classics proudly brings Bernardo Bertolucci’s Il Conformista back to our cinema in a breathtaking 4K restoration.
This hypnotic psychological thriller follows a repressed bureaucrat, chillingly portrayed by Jean-Louis Trintignant, who becomes ensnared in the fascist machinery of 1930s Italy and is tasked with murdering his former professor. With Vittorio Storaro’s masterful cinematography (Apocalypse Now) and Bertolucci’s elegant, expressionistic direction, Il Conformista is a dazzling study in style and subtext, probing themes of power, repression, and the seductive pull of conformity. The film has inspired generations of filmmakers, from Coppola to Scorsese, and remains a defining icon of European film history. Experience the political urgency and visual splendor of this classic, now fully restored in 4K by the Cineteca di Bologna.
This is a release by our distribution company Odyssey Classics.
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