ITALY · 1981

Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man

Bernardo Bertolucci
Italian Neorealism kidnapping family business financial crisis moral corruption class struggle
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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.

Year1981
CountryItaly
DirectorBernardo Bertolucci
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