The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
3.6 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 40min
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- Synopsis:
- The Spider's Stratagem (Italian: Strategia del Ragno) is a political film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The screenplay was written by Bertolucci based on "Theme of the Traitor and the Hero" story written by Jorge Luis Borges. Athos Magnani, a young researcher, returns to Tara, where his father was killed before his birth, at the request of his mistress, Draifa. The father, also named Athos Magnani (a wartime anti-fascist hero) and looking exactly like the son, was killed by a fascist in 1936-or so says Draifa, the town statue, and everyone in the city. As the son untangles the web of lies this story is constructed from, he finds himself ensnared in the same web.
- Actors:
- Giulio Brogi, Alida Valli, Pippo Campanini, Franco Giovanelli, Tino Scotti, Allen Midgette
- Directors:
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Writers:
- Jorge Luis Borges, Bernardo Bertolucci
- Aka:
- Strategia del Ragno
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Roeg and Bertolucci: Remembering the Masters, Top 10 Best Last Films: World Cinema
- Countries:
- Italy
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