Illustrious Corpses

Program:

Retrospective program "Century"

Year:

1976

Country:

Italy

Genre:

Fiction

Duration:

120’

Alone policeman investigates the murders of prominent legal figures. As he stumbles on a conspiracy of national dimensions, the mystery thriller expands into an exploration of the mysteries of political power.

Schedule

Francesco Rosi

An Italian filmmaker, screenwriter and theatre director. His film THE MATTEI AFFAIR won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to have political messages. While the topics of his later films became less politically oriented and more angled toward literature, he continued to direct until 1997, his last film being the adaptation of Primo Levi's book, “The Truce”. 13 of his films were screened at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival. He received the Honorary Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement. In 2012 the Venice Biennale awarded Rosi the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

Creative team

Director

Francesco Rosi

Screenplay

Francesco Rosi, Tonino Guerra

Camera

Pasqualino De Santis

Editing

Ruggero Mastroianni

Production design

Andrea Crisanti

Music