Bertolucci's directorial debut La Commare Secca is based on a book by Pasolini and tells the story of a prostitute who is brutally murdered in a park near the Tiber River in Rome. The police track down all visitors to the park that night with hope of catching the killer the story is told in flashbacks as each suspect gives their account.
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A very young Bernardo Bertolucci already shows his talent in this bleak murder mystery, told in an interesting series of flashbacks. A Roman prostitute has been brutally murdered in a park near the Tiber River and in order to forward their investigation, the police corner a handful of people who were in the park at the time. As they separately tell their versions of why they were there and what they did, their narrations do not necessarily match the images on the screen that do reflect the truth. By the time all the flashbacks have been completed, a real picture of the crime emerges.
Bernardo Bertolucci's debut feature film examines the dark underbelly of life on Poverty Row to create a complex tapestry of human behaviour. It follows the story of a police investigation into the murder of a prostitute in Rome Park. Each suspect's alibi is seen from the individual's perspective.
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