Partner (1968 film)

1968 Italian film

Partner

Directed by| Bernardo Bertolucci
Written by| Gianni Amico
Bernardo Bertolucci
Produced by| Giovanni Bertolucci
Starring| Pierre Clémenti
Cinematography| Ugo Piccone
Edited by| Roberto Perpignani
Music by| Ennio Morricone

Release date

* 7 September 1968 (1968-09-07) (Italy)

Country| Italy
Language| Italian

Partner is a 1968 Italian drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.

Based on the 1846 novella The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, it entered the 29th Venice Film Festival[1][2] and the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs section at the 22nd Cannes Film Festival.[3]

## Plot

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This film follows a college student who has a routine life and who encounters a twin he is not related to. Along the way, he discovers that the twin friend has many qualities he doesn't have.

## Cast

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* Pierre Clémenti as Giacobbe I and II
* Stefania Sandrelli as Clara
* Tina Aumont as the seller of detergent
* Sergio Tofano as Petrushka
* Ninetto Davoli as the student

## Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10.[4]

## References

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1. ^ T. Jefferson Kline. I film di Bernardo Bertolucci. Gremese Editore, 1994. ISBN 8876057978.
2. ^ Leo Pestelli (8 September 1968). "Molte idee (meno cinema) nel "Partner" di Bertolucci". La Stampa. p. 9.
3. ^ Pierre-Henri Deleau. Cinéma en liberté: la Quinzaine des réalisateurs à Cannes. Ed. de La Martinière, 1993.
4. ^ "Partner". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 4, 2025.

## External links

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* Partner at IMDb

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Films directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Feature films|

* La commare secca (1962)
* Before the Revolution (1964)
* Partner (1968)
* The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
* The Conformist (1970)
* Last Tango in Paris (1972)
* 1900 (1976)
* La Luna (1979)
* Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981)
* The Last Emperor (1987)
* The Sheltering Sky (1990)
* Little Buddha (1993)
* Stealing Beauty (1996)
* Besieged (1998)
* The Dreamers (2003)
* Me and You (2012)

Short films|

* Agony (1969)
* Histoire d'eaux (2002)

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