The Films of Elio Petri
One of the most politically charged filmmakers to emerge in the European cinema of the 1960s, Elio Petri has often been overshadowed by such contemporaries as Bertolucci and Pasolini. Ripe for reexamination, his sleek oeuvre bears witness to a rare melding of Marxist ideology and cinematic sophistication. Beginning his career as a film critic for the communist newspaper L’Unità and a screenwriter and documentary maker before turning to feature films, Petri became both a master of dry, caustic humor and political outrage. Managing to craft films that were both wildly entertaining and harshly critical of modern capitalist society, he sliced deep into the heart of the Italian zeitgeist and of universal human psychology. This program provides a rare opportunity to screen the complete works from this modern master of ideological satire.
Past screenings from this program
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion / Sin in the Afternoon
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember
Property Is No Longer a Theft
