Episode
The Italian In Crowd: 'The Conformist'
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- Fascism on Film Podcast
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- Aug 11, 2025
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- 1815
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Summary
This week, James and Teal take listeners back to where Fascism officially started, Italy, with Bernardo Bertolucci's 1970 film, "The Conformist." The movie is a cautionary tale on the human desire to fit in, and how fascism bends its will on a people, and its architecture. This movie is a dazzling array of set design and color cinematography that amazes, shocks, seduces, and leaves the audience spellbound.