Review of The Conformist (1971) by Chris W — 01 Jun 2007

Cinematography kicks all kinds of ass. The surrealism mixed with a noir wash is breathtaking.

This review of The Conformist (1971) was written by Chris W on 01 Jun 2007.

The Conformist has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

The Conformist (1971) Movie Reviews (411)
The Conformist (1971) Critic Reviews (29)
The Conformist (1971) User Reviews (382)

More Reviews of The Conformist

Review of The Conformist (1971)

By Lasttimeisaw (246) on 07 Nov 2013

Bertolucci is another wunderkind in the industry, at the age of 30, his fourth feature film, THE CONFORMIST has been proved to be a timeless…

Read Review

Review of The Conformist (1971)

By Evan K (781) on 03 Feb 2016

In The Conformist, Marcello, the protagonist, is forced to come to terms with himself and discover his place in society…

Read Review

Review of The Conformist (1971)

By Domgwy (11) on 20 Dec 2017

Until I watched The Conformist my only experience of Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci was 2003‘s The Dreamers starring Eva Green and…

Read Review

Review of The Conformist (1971)

By Aja Romano (35) for Vox (725) on 03 Dec 2018

It's easy to overlook how stark The Conformist's political and allegorical message is because it's just so damn beautiful…

Read Review

Review of The Conformist (1971)

By Indi V (217) on 15 Dec 2014

A man who wants to be Normal whatever that means in Fascist Italy, tries to be come that as he is told to carry out an assassination…

Read Review

Review of The Conformist (1971)

By Gordon B (705) on 14 Mar 2016

Like some other reviewers, I was not impressed by the writing and the way the narrative was presented…

Read Review

Review of The Conformist (1971)

By Augustine H (906) on 07 May 2014

Bernardo Bertolucci's true masterpiece. A flawed and complex Fascist's life is told in multi-layered flashbacks…

Read Review

Review of The Conformist (1971)

By Issac L (177) on 09 Aug 2013

Intellectually and aesthetically, I can see it's an important film, and it moved me…

Read Review

Review of The Conformist (1971)

By Dimitris M (6) on 06 Mar 2018

My best movie all time. Director, scenario, actors, photography, all fantastic. unforgettable…

Read Review

Review of The Conformist (1971)

By Peter F (998) on 03 Aug 2014

A philosopher quickly becomes a Fascist spy & is ordered to assassinate his professor, but after Mussolini's fall, he just as quickly rats…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Prince of Foxes (1949)

By Kevin R (2,184) on 17 Feb 2013

Pretty good plot. Acting was good, but the costumes could be a little bit better…

Read Review

Review of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

By Jordan P (785) on 14 Aug 2017

Though all of the acting was great and the props were fantastic, the script given to the actors was dated and felt less memorable than it otherwise…

Read Review

Review of History Is Made at Night (1937)

By Indira S (412) on 17 Nov 2012

Kinda romantic comedy kinda romantic tragedy…

Read Review

Review of The Devil's Brigade (1968)

By Thomas B (1,990) on 24 Aug 2013

Although David L…

Read Review

Review of Frontier(s) (2007)

By Xaralampos L (17) on 06 Jun 2014

Though it is openly a propaganda that is fair and should be displayed on movies, there was a point when I really thought I'd rather be executed…

Read Review

Review of Samba (2014)

By Jesús Chavarria (37) for Cine Premiere (538) on 21 Oct 2015

A comedy that was sold to appeal to a sensitive and inteligent side, but that never happens. [Full review in Spanish]…

Read Review

Review of Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti (2017)

By Ross F (53) on 20 Jul 2018

Terrible So bad it's hard not to get up and leave Very very bad…

Read Review

Review of Fresh (1994)

By Metasidius (5) on 29 Apr 2022

Open PC agenda with the epicentre in feminism, which ends up being a toxic propaganda of the modern narrative, hidden in plain sight by superb…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Dune

2021

77%276 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Conformist

1971

84%411 Reviews

Memorial Valley Massacre

1988

31%17 Reviews

Born to Win

1971

49%13 Reviews

All About Eve

1950

88%689 Reviews

The Mule

2014

57%59 Reviews

Munger Road

2011

42%24 Reviews

388 Arletta Avenue

2011

42%15 Reviews

Rushmore

1998

82%865 Reviews

The Cleanse

2018

53%35 Reviews

Superstar

1999

40%26 Reviews