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Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)
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Information
- A.k.a.
- Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
- Year
- 1970
- Runtime
- 115 min.
- Director
- Elio Petri
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rating *
- 8.1
- Votes *
- 4,102
- Checks
- 1,727
- Favs
- 263
- Dislikes
- 14
- Favs/checks
- 15.2% (1:7)
- Favs/dislikes
- 19:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
Elio Petri's Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion name-checks Kafka at the end, but it's really a reverse Kafka - not the absurd plight of the person on trial, but the absurd power of the person putting others on trial. Gian Maria Volonté plays an obnoxious police chief who, Columbo-style, kills his lover in the opening sequence and then spends the rest of the film vacillating between "you'll never catch me" and "please catch me already you fools". The idea of police (and other people with power) being above the law certain resonates with our age, and Volonté makes a speech at some point explaining what role the police plays in society, and it's one of the most instructive, insightful things I've heard about the state of affairs some of us are finding themselves in re: law enforcement. As an unnameable once said, a person with power could walk down Main Street and shoot someone in plain sight and not get arrested. I think they proved it since. This film was a big fat warning, more truth than satire at this point. Most interestingly, when we flash back to the relationship between killer and victim, she gets off on his capacity to abuse his power, a good representation of those who would turn a blind eye to these abuses in the name of the status quo. Ennio Morricone's score for this one sounds like it was played on a badly tuned instrument - it knows something is dreadfully wrong with the world. 3 years 5 months ago -
jm_london
Interesting mix of police procedural, black comedy, erotic games and italian politics of the 70's, all with a kafkian touch. Great acting and brilliant score. A very accurate depiction of Italy's system and burocracy. 6 years 11 months ago -
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In 11 official lists
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This movie ranks #1 in David di Donatello - Best Italian Film
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This movie ranks #4 in Cannes Film Festival - Grand Prix
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This movie ranks #12 in FilmTV's The Best Italian Films
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This movie ranks #23 in Academy Award - Best International Feature Film
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This movie ranks #30 in iCheckMovies's 1970s Top 100
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This movie ranks #43 in IMDb's 1970s Top 50
IMDb's 1970s Top 50
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This movie ranks #79 in Academy Award - Best International Feature Film Nominees
Academy Award - Best Int…
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This movie ranks #110 in iCheckMovies's Most Favorited
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This movie ranks #112 in Roy Menarini's Il Grande Cinema Italiano
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This movie ranks #830 in The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection
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This movie ranks #1108 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films: 1001-2500
TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest F…
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