Réalisation:
Lucio FulciPhotographie:
Sergio D'OffiziMusique:
Riz OrtolaniActeurs·trices:
Florinda Bolkan, Barbara Bouchet, Tomas Milian, Irene Papas, Marc Porel, Georges Wilson, Lucio Fulci, John Bartha, Rosalia Maggio, Andrea Aureli (plus)Résumés(1)
Début des années 70, dans le sud de l’Italie, un petit village de montagne est plongé dans la terreur : de jeunes garçons se font mystérieusement assassiner et la police semble avoir du mal à identifier le meurtrier. Les pistes sont nombreuses, mais aucune ne semble réellement aboutir. La tension monte au sein de cette petite communauté et les habitants commencent à désigner des coupables. Pendant ce temps, les crimes odieux continuent. (Les Films du Camélia)
(plus)Critiques (5)
Un des films qui prouvent clairement que Lucio Fulci n'était pas seulement un faiseur de mauvais films, mais aussi un réalisateur talentueux. Un thriller dramatique, dont seul le temps de projection excessif peut être reproché du point de vue du cinéma. Un thriller conventionnel sur la recherche d'un tueur, formellement encadré dans un environnement non conventionnel. Bien sûr, le film se distingue par la prise de vue fétichiste de Fulci sur les détails, accentuée par une musique étrangement fonctionnelle. Le film n'a pratiquement pas de personnage principal et se concentre sur plusieurs acteurs, qu'il représente de manière variable de suspects à innocents et vice versa. On apprécie la tension sexuelle provocatrice entourant l'un des personnages les plus marquants, incarné par la magnifique Barbara Bouchet.
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The best of Fulci’s Giallo. Horror movie of the Year.
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According to the reviews here, this slightly morbid giallo film is quite OK. Well, I don’t really think so because other than the scene involving the naked Italian actress who was trying to seduce a 10-year-old boy, I only enjoyed one other scene that I had to wait for until the very end. An average course of investigation that looked like a combination of French crime movies and Italian naughty movies reached a conclusion that literally took my breath away. You see, the final fight was like an absolutely brutal Italian Fight Club. Brutal, illogical and in the end also bloody. I had to watch the scene twice because I haven’t seen something this funny in a movie for a long time. Thank you, Mr. Fulci, you kept low-key during the entire movie but you sure had a lot of fun with the ending.
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Although Lucio Fulci is a well-known horror veteran and became famous mainly for his decent gore scenes, this film has none, so there is not the slightest enthusiasm and Fulci disappointed me. I quite like the giallo sub-genre, it is almost identical to the slasher sub-genre, which is all about entertainment, this film is unfortunately quite boring, slow and without blood and without exposed women, the only shocking thing here is that young boys die, even the twist itself I didn't find very shocking, so for me a very average detective story that doesn't deserve to carry the label horror. 50%
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Don't Torture a Ducklingis a film that stands out within the giallo genre. It does so by taking place more in the countryside rather than a big city, evoking a different atmosphere that hints at a somewhat different approach. And that is really happening. Moreover, Fulci has a gift for incredibly powerful scenes. In this case, it's a scene where a woman is beaten and then at the last moment hopes for rescue. But it doesn’t come. People just drive past her. This simply has to give you chills.
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