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Alberto Moravia (1907–1990) was one of Italy’s greatest twentieth-century writers. Among his best-known books to have appeared in English are Boredom, The Woman of Rome, The Conformist (the basis for Bernardo Bertolucci’s film), Roman Tales, Contempt (the basis for Jean-Luc Godard’s film), and Two Women.
Dreaming Up Petronius
Fellini Satyricon
directed by Federico Fellini, produced by Alberto Grimaldi
March 26, 1970 issue
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