Rome is the mob.Conjure magic for them, and they'll be distracted.Take away their freedom, and still they'll roar.The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate.It's the sand of the Colosseum.
A psychologically raw work of sexual politics. Immediately one of my favs. A powerful reminder that (1) violence doesn't solve shit; (2) abnormality is arbitrary and socially constructed. Precise acting, as always, by Gena Rowlands.