Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

Director: Elio Petri. Cast: Gian Maria Volontè, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santuccio. 115 min. Rated R. Italy. Crme/Drama.

Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner boasting an interesting concept. Vain police chief murders female companion, just to prove to himself he's above the law. Even when an innocent person is implicated, he drops clues for the investigation to reroute them towards himself, because hey ... if an innocent is taken in, that wouldn't prove he's untouchable, right? The story is mixed with Italy's contemporary fascist politics to further advance that point, but the grand message of how humans behave when absurdly secured in their comfort zone, even without the ingredient of fascism, holds true to any time or place.

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