tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post7289602547968419388..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: The Conformist (Il Conformista) [1970]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-15398132221666886752010-07-28T20:22:02.533+05:302010-07-28T20:22:02.533+05:30Thanks a lot Alex for that. I'd be eager to re...Thanks a lot Alex for that. I'd be eager to read your take on the movie. I don't know if it would make my top 10, but yes it would be up there with my favourites.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-79030968499927718072010-07-28T04:22:19.533+05:302010-07-28T04:22:19.533+05:30Shubhajit, another great review for a masterpiece:...Shubhajit, another great review for a masterpiece: you're able to discern the key elements that make up Bertolucci's alchemical formula. This is in my top ten of all time but have yet to write a review. You have inspired me once again:)Alex DeLargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050773136046485614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-69394140847803681182010-07-26T19:15:52.693+05:302010-07-26T19:15:52.693+05:30Indeed, Last Tango in Paris tends to be remembered...Indeed, Last Tango in Paris tends to be remembered for all the wrong reasons. Great that you mentioned Godfather. The final scene of The Conformist (the standoff of sorts between Marcello & his wife) reminded me a lot about the final of Godfather (a similar standoff of sorts between Michael & his wife). And yeah, the haunting score does play a large role in creating the mood.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-16503973410976191062010-07-26T15:27:42.426+05:302010-07-26T15:27:42.426+05:30Not only is it his masterpiece but a key influence...Not only is it his masterpiece but a key influence on the austere visual look of The Godfather. Today though when most are reminded of BB it is Brando in Last Tango which tends to rise to the top of the list. The Conformist was a real achievement in terms of cinematography particularly Storaro's use of filters - interestingly he would go on to collaborate with Coppola on a number of key films. Also it benefits from a haunting score by Delerue and Scarfiotti's magnificent production design.Omarhttp://omarsfilmblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-40958879021392249992010-07-26T11:14:16.467+05:302010-07-26T11:14:16.467+05:30Well, I have a copy of Bertolucci's 1900, but ...Well, I have a copy of Bertolucci's 1900, but I haven't watched it yet. And since I'm pursuing higher studies right now, I don't know if I'll manage to watch it anytime soon. But yes, it certainly is in my must-watch list.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-2918749095235190872010-07-26T07:25:24.152+05:302010-07-26T07:25:24.152+05:30Conformist is one of the greatest feats of cinemat...Conformist is one of the greatest feats of cinematography ever, and the film itself has left me eager to read Moravia's novel. In a way it's a dry run for Bertolucci's 1900, and I'd be interested in your opinion of that mammoth movie, if you've seen it.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-33818046043241350882010-07-25T20:02:06.002+05:302010-07-25T20:02:06.002+05:30Thanks a lot Sam for the appreciation as well as t...Thanks a lot Sam for the appreciation as well as the terrific summation of this Bertolucci masterpiece. Indeed, before anything else, what strikes the senses is the cinematography - which, I feel, might have been a forerunner to Wong Kar-Wai's use of equally expressionistic cinematography to bring forth the mood and tone of the film. And the film surely is a complex, if controversial, discourse on fascism.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-23370193679962330912010-07-25T19:01:23.734+05:302010-07-25T19:01:23.734+05:30Aye, Shubhajit, it's absolutely Bertolucci'...Aye, Shubhajit, it's absolutely Bertolucci's masterpiece, though the general public will always favor THE LAST EMPEROR. Ice eroticism and surrealism abound in this spectacular showcase of creative cinematography, and it's clear enough that the director is commenting here on the Fascist mentality, and Trintignant's character obviously is harboring some inner demons. It's certainly one of the most brilliantly constructed of all Italian films, and you have rightly issued your typically fecund analysis in its defense.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com