So If you like a solid democratic conspiracy type film akin to Gavras that you want to have a dalliance with then check out “The Mattei Affair”. In this first film, The Mattei Affair, Volonté portrays the real businessman named Enrico Mattei that tragically passed via an airplane accident just moments before he was due to land. Valued reader Alex Cox has generously offered his notes for a book he wrote which examines The Mattei Affair. THE MATTEI AFFAIR breaks with conventional story structure in other ways, too. Director: Francesco RosiScreenwriters: Francesco Rosi, Tonino Guerra, Nerio Minuzzo, Tito Di StefanoPlot (Spoilers!