Figure 1.-- Award winning Bernardo Bertoluccifilm about a professor's recollection of how he tried to survive in Fascist Italy. It was an acclaimed film, but I found that the parts I saw moved rather slowly. It was basedon an Alberto Moravia novel. It was according to one reviewer about, "A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident." I think it is disengious to described those who conformed to Fascist or NAZI rule as weak willed. Here in aflash back, the boy wear a classic sailor suit.

Award winning Bernardo Bertoluccifilm about a professor's recollection of how he tried to survive in Fascist Italy. It was an acclaimed film, but I found that the parts I saw moved rather slowly. It was basedon an Alberto Moravia novel. It was according to one reviewer about, "A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident." I think it is disengious to described those who conformed to Fascist or NAZI rule as weak willed. Both the Fascists and NAZis constructed a system in which only the very brave dared resist. And it was not just one's own personal safty that would be at risk, but the family, incluing one's wife amd chilren. nd in particularlt frave infactions, once relatives as well. And in both cojuntries there was not just a mater of confirming, but many ethusiastically supported the system. There was one scene at the beginning where the film flashes back to the protagonist's childhood. Hard to tell the year, but from the chuffered automobile which picks up the boy after school, I'd say it was the late 1920s or early 30s. A bunch of school kids are seen, all in period outfits, if I remember right almost all wearing shorts. The shorts are long and the boys are all very immaculately done up in various outfits--mostly suits. Some of the boys wear white knee socks. The protagonist has a stylish outfit: a very smart sailor suit blouse, rather long blue shorts, dark knee socks, and leather shoes. It is complete with a cap with a little pompon on top. He is about 13 years old. For some reason the other kids don't like him and pick on him.