{"product_id":"the-conformist-blu-ray","title":"The Conformist (Blu-ray)","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"productDescriptionSource\"\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAt the peak of his creative powers the 29 year old Bernardo\r\nBertolucci, eschewed the influence of mentor, Jean-Luc Godard and\r\npartnered up with Vittorio Storaro and developed his own style for one\r\nof the most visually dazzling and intriguing films of all time. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTold in a non linear structure that would go on to influence \u003ci\u003e)\r\nThe Godfather Part II\u003c\/i\u003e (not the only influence on Coppola s film),\r\nthe story begins in Rome, 1938. Marcello (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is a\r\nyoung fascist who takes on the job of assassinating his former\r\nprofessor who has fled to Paris. With his girlfriend (Stefania\r\nSandrelli) in tow he meets the professor and his young wife (Dominique\r\nSanda) when complications arise. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA thriller as well as study of Italian politics and psychological\r\ncharacter, Bertolucci s Oscar nominated adaptation of Alberto Moravia s\r\nnovel (an adaptation Moravia greatly admired) has gone on to influence\r\nfilmmakers such as Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese and Michael Mann and\r\nremains one of the great triumphs of world cinema. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Features: \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eHD restoration supervised by Director of Photography Vittorio\r\nStoraro in the original 1.66:1 aspect ratio \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Mono 2.0 Audio \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary with Italian cinema expert David Forgacs\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFeature length documentary Bernardo Bertolucci: Reflections on\r\nCinema directed by Sandro Lai on Bertolucci s career with on-set\r\narchive material and interviews. \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned\r\nartwork\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eA comprehensive booklet featuring brand new writing on the film\r\nby critic Michael Atkinson, a re-printed interview with Bernardo\r\nBertolucci from 1971 and Bertolucci s thoughts on filmmaking,\r\nillustrated with original stills. \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Arrow Academy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54273069646209,"sku":"FCD708","price":17.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/9050\/5986\/files\/2670690.jpg?v=1745930567","url":"https:\/\/hit.co.uk\/products\/the-conformist-blu-ray","provider":"Hit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}