Is The Spider's Stratagem sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Spider's Stratagem scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Spider's Stratagem end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Spider's Stratagem violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Spider's Stratagem easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Spider's Stratagem

Name: The Spider's Stratagem
Genre: Mystery, Drama
Released: 1970
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Giulio Brogi, Alida Valli, Pippo Campanini, Franco Giovanelli, Tino Scotti

Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Produced by Red Film, RAI

1970100 min7.0 / 10

A labyrinthine psychological mystery about a man investigating his father's death, only to discover that truth itself may be a collective fiction woven by an entire town.

A young man returns to his countryside hometown to investigate the unclear circumstances behind the death of his father, ostensibly killed by Fascists in 1936, before his birth. As he unravels a web of lies that seems to encompass the whole town, he finds himself entangled in the same web.

Clusters

Unresolved Grief Stories Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Detective And Interrogation Movies Urban and Small-Town Settings

Genres

Mystery Drama

Keywords

Small Town Countryside Father Murder Investigation Unknown Father Oedipus Complex White Lie Italian Resistance

Questions people ask

Is The Spider's Stratagem sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Spider's Stratagem scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does The Spider's Stratagem end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is The Spider's Stratagem violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Spider's Stratagem easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.