The brutalized corpse of a Roman prostitute is found along the banks of the Tiber River. The police round up and interrogate a handful of possible suspects. In this, his stunning debut feature-based on a story by Pier Paolo Pasolini-Bernardo Bertolucci utilizes a series of interconnected flashbacks to explore the nature of truth and the reliability of narrative. The Criterion Collection is proud to present La commare secca, the first full realization of a legendary talent.