Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man

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Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man

PG

1981

1h 38m

Drama

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

Dwight Brown

Sepia

If five dollars is still dear to you, you can skip this one.

Aug 10, 2022

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 4/5

Jul 15, 2005

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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

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Audience Member

<<Una volta, nei boschi, ci andavo per funghi; o a fare l'amore. Oggi invece in Italia Ã¨ del tutto normale camminare tra i castagni con un miliardo in contanti>>. L'ex partigiano Primo Spaggiari Ã¨ un maturo industriale nell'Italia degli anni di piombo, smarrito dalla presunta morte del figlio rapito e dall'imminente tracollo finanziario del suo caseificio. Ã la tragedia di uomo ridicolo, messo in crisi da una societÃ che non riesce piÃ¹ 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

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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

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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