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Title: Mondo cane (1962)
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Stefano Sibaldi | ... | Narrator (voice) |
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| Rossano Brazzi | ... | Himself | |
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Yves Klein | ... | Himself |
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Henning Skaarup | ... | (Danish Narrator) |
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Nominally a documentary, this film combines a number of unrelated sequences (both real and staged) -- including a South Pacific "cargo cult", the ritual slaughter of a bull, tribal dances and rituals, and a visit to an ornate pet cemetery -- all focused on the lurid, sensational, and eccentric. Written by Michael C. Berch <mcb@postmodern.com>
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All The Scenes You Will See In This Film Are True And Taken Only From Life...If Often They Are Shocking It Is Because There Are Many Astounding, Even Unbelievable Things In This World See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
ItalyLanguage:
ItalianRelease Date:
30 March 1962 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
Mondo Cane No. 1 See more »Company Credits
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| (cut) | (re-release: 1970)Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Narrator: All the scenes you are about to see are real and were shot as they were taking place. If sometimes they seem cruel, it is only because cruelty abounds on this planet. And anyway, the duty of a reporter is not to make the truth seem sweeter, but to show things as they really are.
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Music by Riz Ortolani & Nino Oliviero
Lyrics by Norman Newell
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The film opens with an advisory to the viewer, which differs slightly from what the narrator is saying. It reads: "All the scenes you will see in this film are true and are taken only from life. If often they are shocking, it is because there are many shocking things in this world. Besides, the duty of the chronicler is not to sweeten the truth but to report it objectively." See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: All the scenes you are about to see are real and were shot as they were taking place. If sometimes they seem cruel, it is only because cruelty abounds on this planet. And anyway, the duty of a reporter is not to make the truth seem sweeter, but to show things as they really are.
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Referenced in Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967) See more »Soundtracks
Ti guarderò nel cuore (More)Music by Riz Ortolani & Nino Oliviero
Lyrics by Norman Newell
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Although i cannot say that this was an especially good movie, I can say that you should not see it as an exploitation of other cultures, but as a view of the world from an indifferent point of view. Even though the film might have been made as a way of shocking viewers and making a profit, you should take from it the fact that what seems shocking or unusual by us can be of nature to others, and things we do in our everyday lives can seem shocking to others. i give it a 6/10.