"The Conformist"
1971
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Bertolucci equates the rise of Italian fascism with the psychosexual life of his protagonist, for whom conformity becomes an obsession after a traumatic homosexual experience in his youth. A dazzling descent into the nature of corruption of power, with many now-famous sequences and extraordinary cinematography by Vittorio Storaro. With Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Sanda and Stefania Sandrelli. Italian with English subtitles. 120 minutes.