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As a mystery, it's dull. As a drama, even more so.

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Aquario

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A man discovers that an entire world is caught in the threads from which it has been woven, but where these threads (of stories, lies, beliefs) spiral in time more than space, ultimately putting his own existence into question. If anything, colder than THE CONFORMIST, lacking its obvious cinematic virtues, and lumbered with a protagonist-without-qualities. But its tapestry of cinema, literature, painting and opera commands attention with an uncanny power that only intensifies in the aftermath.

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keeps spinning me, annoying me, teasing

Like The Conformist, this is another brilliant Bertolucci film about Fascism. This one deals with an Italy struggling with its past, rewriting it -- or reliving it -- when necessary. Bertolucci weaves an intricate web, transitioning effortlessly between the present and flashback, sometimes even bleeding one into the other. Alida Valli steals the show, with her unique blend of warm and disturbing. Storaro's photography is magnificent, loaded with stunning images and thoughtful compositions.

A Estratégia da Aranha estreava há 50 anos no Festival de Veneza. Que surpresa esse filme ter se tornado um dos meus Bertolucci favoritos, a narrativa borgeana é um plus, mas o que me conquistou mesmo foram os magníficos e incessantes travellings de pura beleza. Blurayrip no MakingOff.

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Perdede, İtalyan Kültür Merkezi.

#849