Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
1970
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Eraclio Petri (29 January 1929 – 10 November 1982), commonly known as Elio Petri, was an Italian film and theatre director, screenwriter and film critic. The Museum of Modern Art described him as "one of the preeminent political and social satirists of 1960s and early 1970s Italian cinema".
Elio Petri was an Italian writer and director of political thrillers, such as Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion and The 10th Victim. He was nominated for an Oscar and won 14 awards for his work.
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- Rome, Lazio, Italy
- January 1, 1
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
A Roman police inspector (Gian Maria Volontè) commits a murder and investigates himself in this Oscar-winning film by Elio Petri. The Criterion Collection offers a new 4K restoration, interviews, essays, and more on this Kafkaesque masterpiece of Italian cinema.
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Elio Petri (born January 29, 1929, Rome, Italy—died November 10, 1982, Rome) was an Italian motion-picture director and screenwriter. Petri’s formal education was limited; most of his formative experiences occurred on the streets, in his neighbourhood, and in the local cell of the Italian Communist Party, of which he was a militant member ...
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Sep 2, 2014 · Nico Marzano, curator of the ICA's Elio Petri season, introduces the director's films and his influence on European cinema. Petri was a versatile and daring filmmaker who tackled social and political issues in Italy in the 70s.
Jun 19, 2003 · The Films of Elio Petri. One of the most politically charged filmmakers to emerge in the European cinema of the 1960s, Elio Petri has often been overshadowed by such contemporaries as Bertolucci and Pasolini. Ripe for reexamination, his sleek oeuvre bears witness to a rare melding of Marxist ideology and cinematic sophistication.
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A Quiet Place in the Country: Directed by Elio Petri. With Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, Georges Géret, Gabriella Boccardo. After moving into a dilapidated rural villa to reinvigorate his creative energies, a neurotic artist becomes obsessed with a beautiful countess who died there many years prior.
