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      Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man

      PG 1981 1h 38m Drama List
      67% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 64% 50+ Ratings Audience Score A self-made Italian cheese manufacturer suffers personal and financial crises when his son is kidnapped. Read More Read Less

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      Dwight Brown Sepia If five dollars is still dear to you, you can skip this one. Aug 10, 2022 Full Review Bilge Ebiri Village Voice The profound disillusionment that runs through Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man, made just a few years after the visionary, flag-waving fury of 1900, is striking. Jul 27, 2017 Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times It's Mr. Bertolucci's most rewarding, most invigorating film since Last Tango. Rated: 4.5/5 Aug 30, 2004 Full Review Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) The crisis the main character endures in his new situation is not developed with the depth that Bertolucci is capable of managing. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 21, 2019 Full Review TV Guide As usual with Bertolucci, the film's style and bravura camerawork are clearly in the forefront, but the politics and social commentary never quite find their place. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 7, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Jul 15, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      william k Intriguing and puzzling drama, masterfully made, keeping its political message in abeyance throughout. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member <<Una volta, nei boschi, ci andavo per funghi; o a fare l'amore. Oggi invece in Italia è del tutto normale camminare tra i castagni con un miliardo in contanti>>. L'ex partigiano Primo Spaggiari è un maturo industriale nell'Italia degli anni di piombo, smarrito dalla presunta morte del figlio rapito e dall'imminente tracollo finanziario del suo caseificio. È la tragedia di uomo ridicolo, messo in crisi da una società che non riesce più a decifrare. Una grande interpretazione di Ugo Tognazzi. Una prorompente Laura Morante degli esordi. L'ultima apparizione di Renato Salvatori. Un bel film di Bernardo Bertolucci. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member A bit slow and too talkative but Ugo Tognazzi is such a great actor that you will forget the movie's flawns. The plot is very interesting by its ambiguity. At the end, you still do not know who was responsible. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A self-made Italian cheese manufacturer suffers personal and financial crises when his son is kidnapped.
      Director
      Bernardo Bertolucci
      Screenwriter
      Bernardo Bertolucci
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Italian
      Runtime
      1h 38m