The read
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A young man returns to his countryside hometown to investigate the unclear circumstances behind the death of his father, ostensibly killed by Fascists in 1936, before his birth. As he unravels a web of lies that seems to encompass the whole town, he finds himself entangled in the same web.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do.
97 audience votes
Key crew
- Bernardo BertolucciDirector
- Bernardo BertolucciScreenplay
- Eduardo de GregorioScreenplay
- Marilù ParoliniScreenplay
Cast
- Giulio BrogiAthos Magnani Jr. / Athos Magnani Sr.
- Alida ValliDraifa
- Pippo CampaniniGaibazzi
- Franco GiovanelliRazori
- Tino ScottiCosta
- Allen MidgetteSailor (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
small towncountrysidefather murderinvestigationunknown fatheroedipus complexwhite lieitalian resistance