Adriano Aprà’s video-essay on Bernardo Bertolucci’s masterpiece “Il Conformista” (1970) with an interview to the director. Critically acclaimed, the opera won David di Donatello for Best Film in 1971 and was nominated for the 1972 Academy Awards and Golden Globes. With this film Bernardo Bertolucci has been able to investigate the psychological depths of today’s man and to tell at the same time some great moments of history.