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Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man

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A self-made Italian cheese manufacturer suffers personal and financial crises when his son is kidnapped.

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Dwight Brown Sepia 08/10/2022
If five dollars is still dear to you, you can skip this one. Go to Full Review Bilge Ebiri Village Voice 07/27/2017
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. Go to Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times 08/30/2004
4.5/5
It's Mr. Bertolucci's most rewarding, most invigorating film since Last Tango. Go to Full Review Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) 08/21/2019
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] Go to Full Review TV Guide 12/07/2007
2.5/4
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. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/15/2005
4/5
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10/17/2010 <<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. See more 02/14/2010 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. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Bernardo Bertolucci

Director

Ugo Tognazzi

Primo Spaggiari

Anouk Aimée

Barbara Spaggiari

Laura Morante

Laura

Victor Cavallo

Adelfo

Olimpia Carlisi

Romola

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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