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Mondo Cane

Play trailer Poster for Mondo Cane R,  1963,  1h 45m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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50% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A documentary that shocked many viewers at the time of its release, this film presents scenes from across the globe that feature strange rituals. Animal slaughter and bizarre religious ceremonies are among the many events in the movie, which also exhibits cuisine that is highly unconventional to the Western palate. The collage-like production covers a lot of ground, both literally and figuratively, in depicting unusual cultural practices from around the world.

Critics Reviews

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John Russell Taylor Sight & Sound Mar 6, 2020
Perhaps sadistic and masochistic impulses are better worked off in the cinema than in life; and in such terms Mondo Cane is a film which may or may not amuse you. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Oct 7, 2019
One or two episodes in each arc worth seeing, but sick sadism and sophomoric flippancy are dominant... Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Mar 31, 2006
3/5
A quasi-documentary best remembered for the beautiful theme song "More." Go to Full Review
Randy Shulman Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) Jul 22, 2005
4/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 16, 2005
4/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette May 20, 2005
2/5
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George R Jul 18, 2017 It's a dog's movie. Put the director back into his gorilla cage
Han W Jan 11, 2017 Mondo Cane is a movie with its big problems. Nonetheless, the concept of shockumentary possesses an immense - largely unexplored and underestimated - political and analytical potential. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Gualtiero Jacopetti

Director

Paolo Cavara

Director

Rossano Brazzi

Self

Yves Klein

Self

Stefano Sibaldi

Narrator

Gualtiero Jacopetti

Screenwriter

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Mondo Cane

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Movie Info

Synopsis A documentary that shocked many viewers at the time of its release, this film presents scenes from across the globe that feature strange rituals. Animal slaughter and bizarre religious ceremonies are among the many events in the movie, which also exhibits cuisine that is highly unconventional to the Western palate. The collage-like production covers a lot of ground, both literally and figuratively, in depicting unusual cultural practices from around the world.
Director
Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara
Screenwriter
Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara
Distributor
Times Film Corporation
Production Co
Cineriz
Rating
R
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 3, 1963, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 18, 2014
Runtime
1h 45m
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