This film could be considered a tribute to Elio Petri towards the painting.
Even from the opening credits we see the numerous references to the visual arts, they are interspersed with shots of famous works of art. Their choice of graphics, very innovative for the period, was inspired by many artistic movements.
The use of arrows, letters, numbers and punctuation typographical enlarged, strictly painted in black, superimposed on bright areas of color with quick gestural interventions, there refers to a group of artists, one in particular: the greek Jannis exponent of conceptual art.
Even from the opening credits we see the numerous references to the visual arts, they are interspersed with shots of famous works of art. Their choice of graphics, very innovative for the period, was inspired by many artistic movements.
The use of arrows, letters, numbers and punctuation typographical enlarged, strictly painted in black, superimposed on bright areas of color with quick gestural interventions, there refers to a group of artists, one in particular: the greek Jannis exponent of conceptual art.
A Quiet Place in the Country
Jannis Untitled (1959)
Jannis in his study After the opening credits, the film opens on an image that clearly reveals his inspiration with Body art: an artistic expression that is characterized by the use of the body, led by cruel and sadomasochistic rituals often at the limits of human endurance. Franco Nero sat on a chair-bound, in an apparent state of trans, reminiscent of the happenings of many artists inspired by this art form, the French Gina Pane, the German Hermann Nitsch, the American Chris Burden, Valie Export from Austria, to name a few.
A Quiet Place in the Country The titles say verbatim that the author of the paintings included in the film is Jim Dine.
An artist is usually considered as representative of American Pop art.
"The United Artists in Italy sent this young American who was taught to paint. The name was Jim Dine. Nobody knew him. Elio knew it had great value because it was a freak Elio painting and so I started working with him, following his movements. What then I did with the character in the movie. " Franco Nero
A Quiet Place in the Country
Jim Dine, Study for a color chart (1963)
Jim Dine, Chil'd Blue Wall (1963)
Jim Dine, Five feet of colorful ( 1962)
Franco Nero pouring paint on the canvas, this approach is a typical American action painting, reminds us of two of the leading founders of this artistic movement, Jackson Pollock and Willem De Kooning.
A Quiet Place in the Country
Pollock in his studio
School Jim Dine through the interpretation of Franco Nero
A Quiet Place in the Country 
Willem De Kooning, Montauk Highway (1958)
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