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Polish one sheet poster for the highly acclaimed 1970 Italian film
The Conformist (original Italian title: Il conformista). The poster itself is a specific, iconic design from the Polish release of the film, created by artist Jan M?odo?eniec in 1974.
About the Film
Director: The film was directed by the legendary Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci.
Starring: It stars Jean-Louis Trintignant as the protagonist, Marcello Clerici, alongside Stefania Sandrelli and Dominique Sanda.
Plot: The story, adapted from a novel by Alberto Moravia, is a political thriller set in Fascist Italy during the late 1930s. Marcello, a man desperate to conform to societal norms and hide a traumatic past, joins the Fascist secret police and is assigned to assassinate his former anti-fascist professor living in exile in Paris.
Significance: The film is celebrated as a masterpiece of post-war cinema, known for its stunning, artful cinematography by Vittorio Storaro, which made extensive use of light, shadow, and 1930s Art Deco architecture to mirror the film's themes of conformity and repression. It greatly influenced New Hollywood filmmakers. |
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