Inspired by Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud and Jean-Luc Godard ,Academy Award winner Bernardo Bertolucci's third feature is the schizophrenic parable of Jacob, a would-be revolutionary (Pierre Clementi) whose lonely existence is shattered by the appearance of his exact double at the moment he contemplates suicide. While his doppelganger urges Jacob towards a greater commitment to protest against the Vietnam War, the young teacher falls in love with the daughter (Stefania Sandrelli) of his academic professor, forging a romance that defies the revolutionary ideals of his alter-ego.
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