The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
- Original title
- Strategia del ragno
- Directed by
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 94 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man arrives in a small Italian town to learn about his father, a local hero of the anti-fascist resistance. He finds that the stories around his father's death may hide a more complicated truth.
broodingmysteriousslow-burncontemplativemelancholictenseunsettling
What happens
The Spider's Stratagem (Italian: Strategia del ragno) is a 1970 Italian made-for-television political mystery-drama film written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and produced by RAI. The screenplay is based on the 1944 short story Theme of the Traitor and the Hero by Jorge Luis Borges. The film stars Giulio Brogi and Alida Valli, and follows the son of an antifascist martyr who travels to his namesake’s father’s hometown, uncovering secrets of his father’s past in the process. The film was screened at the 31st Venice International Film Festival before premiering on Rai 1 on 25 October 1970, then rebroadcasting on Rai 2 five days later. It received a limited theatrical release in Europe and the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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