aka IDENTIKIT
neo-noir | exclusive
Sunday, November 10 at 5:30 p.m.
planet ant • 2320 Caniff, hamtramck
In what remains the most obscure, bizarre, and wildly misunderstood film of her entire career — and perhaps even 1970s Italian cinema —THE DRIVER’S SEAT (aka Identikit) stars Elizabeth Taylor as a disturbed woman who arrives in Rome to find a fragmented city. From there, Taylor navigates autocratic law, leftist violence, and her own increasingly unhinged mission to find the most dangerous liaison of all. Academy Award® nominee Ian Bannen (The Offence), Mona Washbourne (The Collector) and Andy Warhol co-star in this hallucinatory neo-noir, which was photographed by three-time Oscar® winner Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor).
Italy. 1974.
Directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi.
Running time 102 min.
Newly restored in 4K by Cinematheque of Bologna and Severin Films.