Criterion Reflections – Episode 14 – Elio Petri’s INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION

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Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this second season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1970 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Matthew Gasteier to discuss Elio Petri’s Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, starring Gian Maria Volonté and Florinda Bolkan.

Episode Links:

Elio Petri

• Criterion
• Film Reference
• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• PORT Magazine
• Harvard Film Archive
• New York Times (obituary)

Reviews

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• Roger Ebert (1971)
• Battleship Pretension (Scott Nye)
• Cagey Films
• Criterion Confessions
• DVD Savant
• Electric Sheep
• Film Corner
• Harsh Texture
• Movie Metropolis
• Roboapocalypse
• Senses of Cinema
• Slant

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