directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini: 40th Anniversary
The brutalized corpse of a Roman prostitute is found along the banks of the
Tiber River. The police round up a handful of possible suspects and interrogate
them, one by one, each account bringing them closer to the killer. In this, his
stunning debut feature – based on a story by Pier Paolo Pasolini – Bernardo
Bertolucci utilizes a series of interconnected flashbacks to explore the nature
of truth and the reliability of narrative.