Spell – Dolce mattatoio
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| Directed by | Alberto Cavallone |
| Screenplay by | Alberto Cavallone[2] |
| Story by | Alberto Cavallone[2] |
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| Cinematography | Gianni Bonicelli[2] |
| Edited by | Alberto Cavallone[2] |
Production company | Stefano Film[2] |
| Distributed by | Stefano Film[2] |
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| Country | Italy[1] |
Spell – Dolce mattatoio (transl. Spell – Sweet Abattoir) is a 1977 Italian film directed by Alberto Cavallone.
Produzione[edit]
The sequence with Mónica Zanchi lying on the pool table with her legs spread (her vulva is explicitly seen) was shot in a real bar, very unwillingly; the actress demanded the presence only of the male actor and a cameraman.[3]
Release[edit]
Spell was distributed in Italy by Stefano Film on 20 May 1977 as Spell – Dolce mattatoio (transl. Spell – Sweet Abattoir).[4][5] After a short run in Italy, it was released as L'uomo, la donna e la bestia (transl. The Man, the Woman and the Beast) to capitalize on the popularity of Walerian Borowczyk's La Bête.[5] Cavallone commented on the re-titling of the film as "very irritating" and that the re-release was "definitely a shitty title."[5]
Reception[edit]
In contemporary reviews, Leonardo Autera of Corriere della Sera stated that the film was "redundant, clunky, and amateurishly acted and ultimately, lacking any semblance of style"[6][7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Man, Woman and Beast (1977)". AllMovie. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Spell". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ Gordiano Lupi (13 February 2014). "Appunti su Alberto Cavallone".
- ^ Curti 2018, p. 46.
- ^ a b c Curti 2018, p. 47.
- ^ Curti 2018, p. 49.
- ^ Autera, Leonardo (May 30, 1977). "L'incubo del sesso". Corriere della Sera.
Sources[edit]
- Curti, Roberto (2018). Mavericks of Italian Cinema. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7242-7.
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