Question 1

What real-life location doubling as a hospital in the film has a fascist architectural history?

Accepted Answer

The hospital is the Teatro Libera at the Palazzo dei Congressi in EUR, a massive modernist complex in Rome originally built as a monument to the Fascist Government.

Question 2

How did Bernardo Bertolucci adapt Alberto Moravia's novel for the film?

Accepted Answer

Bertolucci shifted from the novel's omniscient viewpoint to the protagonist's unreliable perspective, using a non-linear timeline to create a stream-of-consciousness feel.

Question 3

What hidden tribute to Jean-Luc Godard appears in a phone call scene?

Accepted Answer

When Clerici calls Professor Quadri, the phone number given is Jean-Luc Godard's, and Quadri's line echoes the opening of Godard's film The Little Soldier.

Question 4

Which major film festivals featured The Conformist in their official selections?

Accepted Answer

It was shown at the New York Film Festival in 1970, Berlin International Film Festival in 1970, BFI London Film Festival in 1970, and Cannes Film Festival in 2011.

Question 5

What controversy affected the film's awards at the Berlin International Film Festival?

Accepted Answer

The festival was abandoned with no awards given due to a huge controversy over the inclusion of Michael Verhoeven's film O.K., though The Conformist was in contention for the Golden Bear.

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