Today from 18:30-21.30 hrs, the UvA Film Club will host their next screening in HVL/BuzzHouse’s Co-Working Space! This week's film is Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Elio Petri, 1970), with an introduction by Enrico Maria Gennari.

A man kills his lover, leaves her apartment, and drives to the police station. We, the audience, might believe that he is turning himself in, only to find out that he is a high-ranking police officer who just got a big promotion.

This is the premise of Elio Petri’s Investigation, the movie that won him an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. With this film, Petri consolidates his collaboration with lead actor Gian Maria Volonté and composer Ennio Morricone. Volonté masterfully plays the “dottore”, a character who does not need a first name, because he is the physical embodiment of power and violence. Morricone contributes with yet another stunning melody, creating a bizarre, almost surreal atmosphere that surrounds the unfolding events of the film.

Investigation is a reflection on power, justice, and impunity. It perfectly encapsulates the political climate in Italy during the late 60s and early 70s, and yet it tells a story which is still tragically relevant today.