Whatever impression he makes on us, he is the servant of the Law. He belongs to the Law and is not answerable to human judgment.
Kafka's observation provides a fitting epilogue to a brilliant, complex and vagrant film, Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion. Can a police chief or any official with direct power commit any atrocity that piques his fancy and get away with it? Italian Director Elio Petri (The Tenth Victim, A Quiet Place in the Country) raises a disturbing question that seems to defy satisfactory answer.
The Roman inspector (Gian Maria Volonte)...
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