The Conformist - The Paradox of Seriousness in Students
Giulia:
What was Marcello like as a student?
Professor Quadri:
Serious. Too serious!
Giulia:
But you can't be too serious.
Professor Quadri:
Really serious people are never serious.
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The Conformist - Creating the New Italian Identity
Professor Quadri:
Clerici, you had me convinced you were the typical new Italian.
Marcello:
No such type exists yet, but we're creating him.
Anna:
Through repression?
Marcello:
No, through example.
Anna:
Giving him castor oil? Throwing him into prison? By torturing them? Blackmailing?
Professor Quadri:
Anna, please, dear, calm down. Clerici is a fascist. I'm an anti-fascist. We both knew. And we decided to have supper together all the same.
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