You know that scene in a lot of art-house type movies where a man meets a woman for the first time, they say maybe three words to each other, and then they're instantly making out? I don't get that.
Anyway, this is a film about a young Fascist in 30s Italy who wants to prove his bona fides to the government by killing his radical college mentor. There's some striking shot composition and a challenging flashback structure, but it left me mostly cold, although I think that may have been the point. The main character is essentially forcing himself to destroy his emotional life as a sacrafice to the state. The problem is that the motivation of his mania for conformity is never really made clear. Then again, I'm the type of dunce who doesn't get it when people who just met start fucking immediately in a non-porn context, so don't go by me.
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