Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man

Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man

1981 · 116 min · IT · PG · 6.5 (39 votes)
Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci · Starring Ugo Tognazzi, Anouk Aimée, Laura Morante, Victor Cavallo, Olimpia Carlisi, Vittorio Caprioli · Music Ennio Morricone
Drama

The son of the owner of a large Italian cheese factory is kidnapped, but as the factory is on the verge of bankruptcy the owner hatches a plan to use the ransom money as reinvestment in the factory.

VIBE

A darkly absurd and unsettling character study. It’s a bleakly comic look at desperation, where familial bonds fray under the weight of capitalist ambition. The film feels like a strange, European fever dream.

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