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The film also inspired lampooning, including ''[[Mr. Mike's Mondo Video]]'', written by ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'''s [[Michael O'Donoghue]] and starring members of the contemporary cast of that program.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} |
The film also inspired lampooning, including ''[[Mr. Mike's Mondo Video]]'', written by ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'''s [[Michael O'Donoghue]] and starring members of the contemporary cast of that program.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} |
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In 2010 ''[[Mike Patton]]'' released an album in tribute to the film, simply entitled ''[[Mondo Cane (album)]]''. |
In 2010 ''[[Mike Patton]]'' released an album in tribute to the film, simply entitled ''[[Mondo Cane (album)|Mondo Cane]]''. |
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For the album by Mike Patton see Mondo Cane.
| Mondo cane | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Gualtiero Jacopetti Paolo Cavara Franco Prosperi |
| Written by | Gualtiero Jacopetti Paolo Cavara |
| Produced by | Gualtiero Jacopetti Franco Prosperi |
| Cinematography | Antonio Climati Benito Frattari |
| Edited by | Gualtiero Jacopetti |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani Nino Oliviero |
| Distributed by | Cineriz |
Release dates | Italy: March 30, 1962 United States: April 3, 1963 |
Running time | 108 minutes |
| Language | Italian |
Mondo cane (1962) (Template:Lang-en) is a Mondo documentary directed by Italian filmmakers Paolo Cavara, Franco Prosperi, and Gualtiero Jacopetti. The film consists of a series of travelogue vignettes that provide glimpses into cultural practices around the world with the intention to shock or surprise Western film audiences.[1] Despite its claims of genuine documentation, certain scenes in the film are either staged or creatively manipulated in order to enhance this effect.[2]
Mondo cane was an international box-office success and inspired the production of numerous, similar exploitation documentaries. These films collectively came to be recognized as a distinct genre known as Mondo films, named after Mondo cane. In addition, the film's success led Jacopetti and Prosperi to produce several additional documentaries, including Mondo cane 2, Africa addio, and Addio zio Tom, while Cavara directed "Women of the world", Malamondo and the anti mondo Wild Eye. Despite general critical condemnation of exploitation cinema, Mondo cane won the 1962 David di Donatello for best production and was also nominated for numerous other awards.
Legacy
The film spawned several sequels, starting with Jacopetti and Prosperi's own Mondo Cane 2 (also known as Mondo Pazzo), released the following year. Much later, in the eighties, two more sequels emerged: Mondo Cane Oggi: L'Orrore Continua and Mondo Cane 2000: L'Incredible.[3] The franchise continued into the nineties with two sequels from the German Uwe Schier; despite the fact that they were the fifth and sixth films in the series, they were titled Mondo Cane IV and Mondo Cane V.[4]
As well as encouraging sequels, Mondo Cane's shock-exploitation-documentary-exquisite corpse style is credited with starting a whole genre: the Mondo film. Examples of mondo film include Mondo Bizarro, Mondo Daytona, Mondo Mod, Mondo Infame and Mondo Hollywood;[5] later examples include the Faces of Death series.
The film also inspired lampooning, including Mr. Mike's Mondo Video, written by Saturday Night Live's Michael O'Donoghue and starring members of the contemporary cast of that program.[citation needed]
In 2010 Mike Patton released an album in tribute to the film, simply entitled Mondo Cane.
Awards
Mondo cane was nominated for two awards for the 1962 film season. The film was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Production (Migliore Produzione) by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano,[6] which it shared with Una vita difficile. It was also nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 15th Cannes Film Festival,[7] which it lost to O Pagador de Promessas.
The movie's theme song, "More", was written by Riz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero and was given a new lyric in the English language by Norman Newell.[citation needed] In 1963, the song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song. The film's video packaging states that it won an Oscar, although it was only nominated.[citation needed]
Yves Klein, a subject of the film, suffered a heart attack at the Cannes screening and was appalled by how he, and his work and theories were misrepresented.
References
- ^ Goodall pg. 22
- ^ Kerekes pp. 113–114
- ^ Kerekes & Slater, pp. 152-153.
- ^ Kerekes & Slater, pp. 157-158.
- ^ Kerekes & Slater, p. 107.
- ^ "Accademia del Cinema Italiano - Premi David di Donatello". Accademia del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
Bibliography
- Goodall, Mark. Sweet & Savage: The World Through the Shockumentary Film Lens. London: Headpress, 2006.
- Kerekes, David, and David Slater. Killing for Culture: An Illustrated History of Death Film from Mondo to Snuff. London: Creation Books, 1995.
External links
- Mondo Cane at IMDb
