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The Spider’s Stratagem
ITALY · 1970

The Spider’s Stratagem

Bernardo Bertolucci
Fascism and political betrayal Paternal mystery and family secrets Small-town deception Identity and inheritance Historical revisionism
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Synopsis

A young man returns to his countryside hometown to investigate the unclear circumstances behind the death of his father, ostensibly killed by Fascists in 1936, before his birth. As he unravels a web of lies that seems to encompass the whole town, he finds himself entangled in the same web.

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