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Availability: Out Of Print - This title is currently unavailable and/or out of print. Other versions may still be available; and will be listed on the right side of your screen. AKA: Il Sosia Literally Translated Title: The Double Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Released: 1968 [Italy] Genre: Drama     Sub-Genre: Fantasy Keywords:  Italy / Italian || Love || Suicide || Twins || War

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Plot:	Jacob's lonely existence is shattered by the appearance of his exact double at the moment he contemplates suicide. While his doppelganger urges Jacob towards a greater commitment to protest against the Vietnam War, the young teacher falls in love...
Overview:	Inspired by Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud and Jean-Luc Godard (and beating FIGHT CLUB to the punch by 30 years), Academy Award® winner Bernardo Bertolucci's third feature is the schizophrenic parable of Jacob, a would-be revolutionary (Pierre Clémenti) whose lonely existence is shattered by the appearance of his exact double at the moment he contemplates suicide. While his doppelganger urges Jacob towards a greater commitment to protest against the Vietnam War, the young teacher falls in love with the daughter (Stefania Sandrelli) of his academic predecessor, forging a romance that defies the revolutionary ideals of his alter-ego. Bernardo Bertolucci was heavily influenced by psychoanalysis when he adapted Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1846 story THE DOUBLE as a reaction to the political unrest of 1968. Scripted with Gianni Amico (BEFORE THE REVOLUTION), PARTNER reflects Bertolucci's struggle to reconcile the use of cinema as a political tool with the gloss and spectacle of Hollywood filmmaking. Alternating uninterrupted Dogme-style takes with canted angles, process shots paintings and the bracing Techniscope photography of Ugo Piccone, PARTNER was Bertolucci's last art house film before his crossover successes with THE CONFORMIST and LAST TANGO IN PARIS established him an A-list international filmmaker. Released by New Yorker Films in 1974 but largely ignored in the wake of Bertolucci's subsequent achievements, PARTNER is a neglected title in the director's long and distinguished career.
Cast:	Pierre Clementi  ||  Tina Aumont  ||  Sergio Tofano  ||  Stefania Sandrelli (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	112 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Italian (Dolby Digital 1.0 - Mono)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	No Shame Films  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 Mono Interviews Screen Tests Outtakes Stills Gallery "His Day Of Glory" Directed By Edoardo Bruno Rehearsals Collectible Booklet More...