[quote=MijaFrost;1975236]The Conformist (1970)
This one had the potential to be a masterpiece. It has a fabulous score, an intriguing script with subtle suspense, and is beautifully shot, but it falls short, maybe because the protagonist has such a cold and even sociopathic personality. He seems like an automaton going through the motions of what he thinks he should do, without possessing any real values or ideals of his own - and so he is only too ready to throw people under the bus, disregarding any emotional ties they have to him or others.
"and so he is only too ready to throw people under the bus, disregarding any emotional ties they have to him or others."
Yes! He is a little *****, that's the point, always wants to be on the winning, safe or "conforming" side. Hence his reactions at the end of the film.
I wish more had been made of his family history, I felt that Bertolucci may have mined that more. Great film though.
This one had the potential to be a masterpiece. It has a fabulous score, an intriguing script with subtle suspense, and is beautifully shot, but it falls short, maybe because the protagonist has such a cold and even sociopathic personality. He seems like an automaton going through the motions of what he thinks he should do, without possessing any real values or ideals of his own - and so he is only too ready to throw people under the bus, disregarding any emotional ties they have to him or others.
"and so he is only too ready to throw people under the bus, disregarding any emotional ties they have to him or others."
Yes! He is a little *****, that's the point, always wants to be on the winning, safe or "conforming" side. Hence his reactions at the end of the film.
I wish more had been made of his family history, I felt that Bertolucci may have mined that more. Great film though.