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Acting
Mastroianni's dead-eyed observation of his own country's degradation.
Direction
Cavani stages grotesque tableaux with surgical contempt.
Writing
Malaparte's poisoned prose adapted without sanitization.

Director
Liliana Cavani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes