Bernardo BertolucciCast
Giancarlo De Rosa Vincenzo Ciccora Alessandro Sperli
Credits
Written by: 
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Plot
His first feature, a murder investigation told from several viewpoints. Known in Italian as La commare secca.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bernardo Bertolucci's debut, from a Pasolini story, retells a Rome prostitute's murder through the shifting accounts of suspects. Rough and neorealist with a loose structure, it is a promising, rashomon-like first film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (2,874 votes)
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