Seduction and Fall

Chandler 2022-03-21 09:02:47

Marcelo and his wife complement each other perfectly, precisely because of their willingness to degenerate before marriage - the husband indulges in the temptation of the old driver, the wife lingers on the sexual desire of the bad uncle...

If there is any metaphor worth pointing out here, it is the powerlessness and self-degeneration of the weak in the presence of the strong. However, when the "strong" side collapses, when Marcelo becomes a middle-aged man, the forced side It should be counterattack, isn't it?

Don't be the blind man who sings praises to the radio

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  • Billie 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    The editing and colors are super-beautiful, and the flamboyant lust of the drama, in the mainstream of the times, complements the gray political background, and the winding paths under the small incisions lead to seclusion. The hero is lonely, the beauty is withered. Compared with the previous one, the "love" part is heavier.

  • Clementina 2022-01-11 08:02:26

    Marcelo was originally struggling with his conscience and conscience about the assassination of the professor. The original sin of religion and Anna's ambiguity is second. The key is that he feels that the professor is his own teacher and is generally considered a good person, so he didn't turn around at the first time. Hidden in the kitchen (what happened to the Chinese restaurant and Moutai?). But afterwards, when the professor at the prom showed the "empty letter" to test the truth, Marcelo suddenly made up his mind! And echoed the dialogue in the study room when the two reunited before, "The lines are gorgeous. But you are gone, I have become a fascist."...It shows that Bertolucci has a negative stance on pure political figures regardless of whether they are left or right. The professor’s rival, Mussolini’s forces, has been ridiculed more bluntly and frequently. Among them, the question and answer between Marcelo and the priest in church prayer is the most sharp, "Today’s redemption will be committed tomorrow...I am not from the subversive camp. On the contrary, I am the one who wants to destroy them!"...This is also why in the climax drama of Wu Lin interception, almost all the tragic expressions are given to the accompanying Anna. The professor's own method of death is more paradoxically like a reappearance of the Orient Express!

The Conformist quotes

  • Professor Quadri: Clerici, you had me convinced you were the typical new Italian.

    Marcello: No such type exists yet, but we're creating him.

    Anna: Through repression?

    Marcello: No, through example.

    Anna: Giving him castor oil? Throwing him into prison? By torturing them? Blackmailing?

    Professor Quadri: Anna, please, dear, calm down. Clerici is a fascist. I'm an anti-fascist. We both knew. And we decided to have supper together all the same.

  • [after overthrow of Mussolini]

    Giulia: What are you going to do now?

    Marcello: The same as everyone else who thought like me. When there are so many of us, there's no risk.