The brutalized corpse of a Roman prostitute is found aIong the banks of the Tiber River. The poIice round up and interrogate a handful of possibIe suspects. ln this his stunning debut feature-based on a story by Pier PaoIo Pasolini-
Bernardo BertoIucci utiIizes a series of interconnected fIashbacks to explore the nature of truth and the reIiability of narrative. The Criterion CoIIection is proud to present the first reaIization of a legendary talent.