Review of The Conformist (1971) by Daniel D — 31 Mar 2014
The Conformist is a film that has stuck with me since my initial viewing a few days ago, perhaps it deserves half a star higher. The slow style draws similarity to Melville's assassin film Le Samourai.
Trintignant puts up a solid performance as the assassin (Marcello), but my issue with the character was he felt to smooth to be a universal conformist. Marcello feels like a charming individual, just not another man in the crowd.
The film does reveal what it means with labeling Marcello as a conformist with the climax, which follows his fascist conformity. The second theme, sex, is also addressed in the end which I feel is the most important scene in the whole film.
The last scene is chilling and revealing, crucial to the film.
This review of The Conformist (1971) was written by Daniel D on 31 Mar 2014.
The Conformist has generally received very positive reviews.
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