Review of The Conformist (1971) by Rupert R — 06 Feb 2009

Shakes your insides. a beautiful capture of relationship, violence, weak vs strong, person vs fascism, beautiful scenes and...I love 70'ies.

This review of The Conformist (1971) was written by Rupert R on 06 Feb 2009.

The Conformist has generally received very positive reviews.

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