Au nom du peuple italien

Original title: In nome del popolo italiano

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Vittorio Gassman and Ugo Tognazzi in Au nom du peuple italien (1971)

A judge investigates the death of a young woman, possibly a murder. He suspects a famous industry tycoon with high political connections. But to what extent do the latter's lies and frauds i... Read allA judge investigates the death of a young woman, possibly a murder. He suspects a famous industry tycoon with high political connections. But to what extent do the latter's lies and frauds influence the magistrate's opinion?A judge investigates the death of a young woman, possibly a murder. He suspects a famous industry tycoon with high political connections. But to what extent do the latter's lies and frauds influence the magistrate's opinion?

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At the end of the movie, the Italian crowd exults because the national team won the final match of the Football World Cup against England. In reality such a match never occurred; actually Italy never played England in a World Cup before 1990. In the 1970 World Cup (hence just before the movie was shot), Italy lost the final to Brazil. For info Italy's previous World titles were in 1934 and 1938.

The fact Italy is shown winning allows the exuberant and meaningful ending. The fact it is against England contrasts with the fact some characters had to entertain English-speaking clients during the rest of the movie.

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La sagra di Giarabub
Written by Mario Ruccione (as Ruccione), Ferrante Alvaro De Torres (as De Torres) and Alberto Simeoni (as Simeone)

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7/10

Scary - as time goes by!...

Dino Risi said, when his film was first shown (1971): «This is more or less the picture of Italy these days.»

When I saw this film (1975), I wondered why it had taken four years for such a well done film (action, dialogue, script, realistic acting, thrilling sequences) to be shown in France, and other Western European countries. Weren't all democracies, full of law and order, wishing to back magistrates like the one portrayed in the movie? He was not particularly bright, or courageous, or whatever is needed to be a symbol. No, he was a simple man, invested of some authority, wishing to do the job for what he was paid for: smelling a dead rat when there was one, hidden under a luxurious carpet.

Remembering this film now (2003), when the European politics, and Italian relations between government and magistrates is what it is, makes me wonder why no one is releasing this master piece in DVD and VHS?!... It should be mandatory viewing in all Law Schools.