Elio Petri... appunti su un autore

Why is it virtually impossible to find Elio Petri's movies? Why does he seem to have been expunged from our collective memory, this laurel-bedecked filmmaker who fully captured the intricate nature of existence during the sixties and seventies? The trio of filmmakers who shot this tribute to Petri were determined to obtain the answers. Milestones in the form of persuasive and emotionally compelling quotations separate the chapters of this chronological look at the director's life and career, while the segments themselves are rounded out with film clips and anecdotes from friends and colleagues. Paola Petri, Bernardo Bertolucci, Robert Altman, Ennio Morricone, Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, Giuliano Montaldo, Florinda Bolkan, Ursula Andress – they all speak about Elio Petri with excitement and enthusiasm, addressing his singularity in relation to postwar Italian film. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)