The Modern Classics Series - The Conformist (1970)

Film

The Modern Classics Series - The Conformist (1970)

Name: The Modern Classics Series - The Conformist (1970)
Start: 2025-08-27T16:00-0600
End: 2025-08-27T19:00-0600
Location: Teatro Santa Ana en La Biblioteca

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Wednesday August 27

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Teatro Santa Ana en La Biblioteca
Relox 50A, Centro
Cover Charge

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"The world belongs to those who don’t feel."
— The Conformist (1970), dir. Bernardo Bertolucci

The Conformist is a visually stunning and psychologically penetrating masterpiece that follows Marcello Clerici, a man who seeks acceptance in fascist Italy by repressing his desires and conforming to the brutal ideologies of the regime. Bertolucci's direction is at once elegant and chilling, capturing the architecture of political control with dazzling cinematography by Vittorio Storaro.

Adapted from Alberto Moravia’s novel, the film is a meditation on identity, sexual repression, and the seductive allure of authoritarianism. With its expressionistic style and hauntingly atmospheric score, The Conformist remains one of the most influential works in modern European cinema — a film where beauty and horror intertwine.

Following the screening, there will be a discussion with Amy Cotler.