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The Confession
Why this pick
Matches Petri’s coldly ironic view of institutions: an innocent man is consumed by an apparatus that treats truth as something power can manufacture.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A recently promoted police inspector (Gian Maria Volontè) kills his mistress (Florinda Bolkan), and then covers up his involvement in the crime. He insinuates himself into the investigation, planting clues to steer his subordinate officers toward a series of other suspects, including the woman's homosexuality husband and a student radical. He then exonerates the other suspects and leads the investigators toward him to prove that he is "above suspicion" and can get away with anything, even while being investigated. In the end, he confesses to the crime in front of his superiors - who refuse to believe him. Sure that he is safe, he recants his confession, and receives the approval of the police commissioner.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Gianni Santuccio
Police prefect
Orazio Orlando
Biglia
Massimo Foschi
Augusta's husband
Salvo Randone
Plumber
Gian Maria Volonté
Il Dottore - former head of homicide squad
Florinda Bolkan
Augusta Terzi
Arturo Dominici
dott. Mangani
Aldo Rendine
Nicola Panunzio