Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981)
- Original title
- La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo
- Directed by
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 48 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An Italian cheese factory owner faces a crisis when his adult son disappears in what may be a kidnapping tied to political extremism. The film follows his shifting perceptions of the event and those around him.
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What happens
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (Italian: La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo) is a 1981 Italian film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. It stars Anouk Aimée and Ugo Tognazzi, who was awarded the Best Male Actor Award at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival for his performance. In his review, Vincent Canby describes the film as, "Bernardo Bertolucci's very good, cerebrally tantalizing new film, Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man, the story of what may or may not be a terrorist kidnapping of the sort that has been making Italian headlines with increasing frequency in recent years." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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