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An unnamed character works in a Roman television station, not creating, but inspecting programs. At 40, he wants to live, but his desire to live is reduced to his desire to make love. Petri's last film, desperate, pessimistic: a parable about the nothingness that society has become.
Elio Petri
Elio Petri was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and critic associated with the political cinema in the 1960s and '70s. A renowned figure in Italian cinema, he is known for films highlighting the complex relationship between individuals and authority. He directed Gian Maria Volonté, his preferred actor, in We Still Kill the Old Way (1967), Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) — winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) — winner of the Palme d'or, and Todo modo (1976).
