#682: PETRI, Elio: Investigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
PETRI, Elio (Italy)
Investigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion [1970]
Spine #682
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The provocative Italian filmmaker Elio Petri's most internationally acclaimed work is this remarkable, visceral, Oscar-winning thriller. Petri maintains a tricky balance between absurdity and realism in telling the Kafkaesque tale of a Roman police inspector (a commanding Gian Maria Volonté) investigating a heinous crime — which he himself committed. Both a compelling character study and a disturbing commentary on the draconian government crackdowns in Italy in the late 1960s and early '70s, Petri's kinetic portrait of surreal bureaucracy is a perversely pleasurable rendering of controlled chaos.
115 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
in Italian
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2013
Director/Writers
Written by Ugo Pirro and Elio Petri.
Petri was 41 when he directed Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion.
The Film
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Thirty-six page booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Evan Calder Williams and excerpts from a 2001 book by screenwriter Pirro.
Commentary
None.
Archival interview
With director Petri, conducted by critic and filmmaker Alexandre Astruc.
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005)
A ninety-minute documentary on the directors career, featuring interviews with friends, collaborators, and filmmakers.
Interview
With film scholar Camilla Zamboni.
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté (2008)
A sixty-minute documentary about actor Gian Maria Volonté.
Music in his Blood
An interview with composer Ennio Morricone from 2010, conducted by film critic Fabio Ferzetti.
Trailers
Extras Rating (0-40):
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
Thirty-six page booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Evan Calder Williams and excerpts from a 2001 book by screenwriter Pirro.
Commentary
None.
Archival interview
With director Petri, conducted by critic and filmmaker Alexandre Astruc.
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005)
A ninety-minute documentary on the directors career, featuring interviews with friends, collaborators, and filmmakers.
Interview
With film scholar Camilla Zamboni.
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté (2008)
A sixty-minute documentary about actor Gian Maria Volonté.
Music in his Blood
An interview with composer Ennio Morricone from 2010, conducted by film critic Fabio Ferzetti.
Trailers
Extras Rating (0-40):
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