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Book Synopsis Elio Petri (1929-1982) was one of the most commercially successful and critically revered Italian directors ever. A cultured intellectual and a politically committed filmmaker, Petri made award-winning movies that touched controversial social, religious, and political themes, such as the Mafia in We Still Kill the Old Way (1967), police brutality in Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970), and workers'' struggles in Lulu the Tool (1971). His work also explored genre in a thought-provoking and refreshing manner with a taste for irony and the grotesque: among his best works are the science fiction satire The 10th Victim (1965), the ghost story A Quiet Place in the Country (1968), and the grotesque giallo Todo modo (1976). This book examines Elio Petri''s life and career, and places his work within the social and political context of postwar Italian culture, politics, and cinema. It includes a detailed production history and crit
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Roberto Curti’s authority in the field of the Italian film is unassailable, as his various books have repeatedly proved. This lively biography adds lustre to his reputation." - Barry Forshaw, Crime Time, 12th August 2021
