Featuring one of the weirdest movie titles of all time, "Don't Torture a Duckling" ("Non si sevizia un paperino") (1972) is much more thoughtful than the usual Lucio Fulci movie. In a small Italian village someone is murdering young boys. In true giallo fashion, one person after another is suspected.
The film is actually a thoughtful and disturbing examination of the dangers of superstition. Unfortunately that examination is weakened by a few moments of extreme gore and a long scene of unnecessary nudity. Although I didn't like the anti-Catholicism in the film, I suppose it does fit the film's ideological purpose.
The film is actually a thoughtful and disturbing examination of the dangers of superstition. Unfortunately that examination is weakened by a few moments of extreme gore and a long scene of unnecessary nudity. Although I didn't like the anti-Catholicism in the film, I suppose it does fit the film's ideological purpose.