His film We Still Kill the Old Way (A ciascuno il suo, 1967) was adapted from the novel To Each His Own by Leonardo Sciascia), which deals with the individual's inability to cope with reality. The film was also the beginning of the collaboration with the script-writer Ugo Pirro which was to last until 1973.A Quiet Place in the Country (Un tranquillo posto di campagna, 1968), the last of his films co-authored with Guerra, focuses on solitude and the artist's romantic agony. The film won a Silver Bear award at the 19th Berlin International Film Festival. He then directed four films which earned him recognition for his analysis of schizophrenia. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto, 1970) was about the police-force. The Working Class Goes to Heaven (La classe operaia va in paradiso, 1971) focused on the worker's condition. Property Is No Longer a Theft (La proprietà non è più un furto, 1973) emphasized the role of money in our society and how power destroys the individual. Todo modo (1976), which was adapted from the eponymous novel by Leonardo Sciascia, is about the warped psychic structure of the power moguls among the Christian Democrats. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 1978, Petri directed Le mani sporche, a version for television of Sartre's play Dirty Hands, starring Marcello Mastroianni. Due to copyright issues, the film has not been released outside Italy.Good News (1979), was produced by Petri and Giancarlo Giannini. Final years In 1981, Petri visited Geneva to direct Arthur Miller's new play The American Clock, with Marcello Mastroianni playing the lead role. Petri died of cancer on 10 November 1982. He was 53 years old. Filmography References Publications Roma ore 11 (Rome & Milan: Sellerio Editore Palermo, 1956; 2004). L’assassino (Milan: Zibetti, 1962). With Tonino Guerra. Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra ogni sospetto (Rome: Tindalo, 1970). With Ugo Pirro. La proprietà non è più un furto (Milan: Bompiani, 1973). With Ugo Pirro. Scritti di cinema e di vita, ed. by Jean A. Gili (Rome: Bulzoni Editore, 2007). Writings On Cinema & Life'' (New York: Contra Mundum Press, 2013). Ed. by Jean A. Gili External links Official Elio Petri site Elio Petri retrospective trailer on Vimeo 1929 births 1982 deaths Film directors from Rome Giallo film directors Nastro d'Argento