Synopsis
Marcello Clerici is tormented by memories of a childhood marked by decadent, mentally unstable parents and an early homosexual encounter, during which he shot his seducer. In order to achieve a facade of normality Clerici embraces Italian Fascism, joins with the Secret Service, and marries Giulia, a conventional-minded woman who avoids asking questions about his career. When he accepts an assignment to kill Quadri, a leftist professor currently exiled in Paris, he is forced to confront his own ambivalence.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $750,000 |
| Australia Releases: | April 25th, 2024 (Limited), released as The Conformist |
| Video Release: | November 25th, 2014 by Raro Video/Kino Lorber |
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 111 minutes |
| Keywords: | 1930s, 1910s, Fascism, Non-Chronological, Political, Political Assassination, LGBTQ+, Closeted Homosexual, Set in Italy, World War I, Pedophilia, Child Abuse, Honeymoon, 1940s, Atheism |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Mars Films, Marianne Productions, Maran Films |
| Production Countries: | France, Germany, Italy |
| Languages: | French, Italian, Latin |