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Jack Lawton's avatar

A great write-up of a phenomenal novel. I'd be very interested in hearing more of your thoughts about the film's failures.

David's avatar

thank you! i will try to get it together and write about it—these failures are as relevant as the book is today imo

Brian Wright's avatar

This is a really terrific precis and starting with Freud makes sense. I loved the Bertolucci film in college and have seen it subsequently and was still swept away by thr imagery as the film unfolds. PK was right. It is an exercise in style and what an exercise. You however, have gone back to the text, which adds so much to my understanding of the film, which never got past the surface. For that, I thank you.

David's avatar

appreciate it 💋

David Kane's avatar

One of my partner’s favorite movies!

David Kane's avatar

Oh wait you hated it, whoops, I commented before I finished reading.

David's avatar

well, i didn’t hate it. it is beautiful. but it’s also bad. lol

Jan MacDonald's avatar

Do you have a preferred translation of Moravia's Conformist?