To impress his Fascist friends Marcello plans to assassinate his former professor now considered a subversive. A blend of thriller psychological portrait & political parable The Conformist found Bertolucci on peak form & the resulting stylistic tour de force paved the way for the likes of Scorsese Schrader & Michael Mann. Special
Features: HD restoration supervised by Director of Photography Vittorio Storaro in the original 1.66:1 aspect ratio Original Mono 2.0 Audio Audio commentary with Italian cinema expert David Forgacs Feature length documentary Bernardo Bertolucci: Reflections on Cinema directed by Sandro Lai on Bertoluccis career with on-set archive material & interviews Reversible sleeve featuring original & newly commissioned artwork A comprehensive booklet featuring: Brand new writing on the film by critic Michael Atkinson Re-printed interview with Bernardo Bertolucci from 1971 Bertoluccis thoughts on filmmaking illustrated with original stills