Plot
This story opens in 1938 in Rome, where Marcello has just taken a job working for Mussollini and is courting a beautiful young woman who will make him even more of a conformist. Marcello is going to Paris on his honeymoon and his bosses have an assignment for him there. Look up an old professor who fled Italy when the fascists came into power. At the border of Italy and France, where Marcello and his bride have to change trains, his bosses give him a gun with a silencer. In a flashback to 1917, we learn why sex and violence are linked in Marcello's mind.
Written by
Alberto Moravia, Bernardo Bertolucci
Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
Crew
Production Countries
Italy, France
Production Companies
Mars Film Produzione, Maran Film, Marianne Productions
Languages
Latin, Italiano, Français
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 8 nominations total