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Tuesday, 17 September 2019

Teorema (1968)



A mysterious young man seduces each member of a bourgeois family and changes their lives.

Although told quite straightforwardly, this tale is charged with political, existential and religious implications without giving any answers; a riddle of sorts.

Halliwell*:  "Moderately amusing fable with the presumed intent of decrying all universal panaceas, including Christianity."

Maltin**: "Pointed, but obvious, occasionally hokey political/sexual fable..."

Friday, 26 April 2019

Reazione a catena (1971)


An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes, whereafter an all-out murder spree ensues as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate.