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AUTOPSIA (Autopsy) (1973) Uncut Juan Logar film

1817DVD

Warning: This Movie Is Not For the Squeamish

director: Juan Logar
starring: Juan Luis Galiardo · Emiliano Redondo · Jack Taylor · Maria Jose Cantudo · Maria Vidar

This is one of five motion pictures directed by Spanish filmmaker Juan Logar between 1969-81. It is an excursion into 'Mondo' territory while delving into themes of war, the Afterlife, religion and infidelity. The plot deals with the turmoil of a young journalist correspondent who returns home from a shooting assignment during the Viet Nam war. After a near-death experience - complicated by an opium overdose - Juan becomes obsessed with the frailties of the human psyche. Fixated on questions of mortality, Juan interviews lots of people, both professionals and common folk. Unsatisfied with the answers, he decides to witness an autopsy. That experience helps Juan find inner peace and an understanding that he is (as we all are) an essential component to the theocracy of the universe. Meanwhile, the doctor who performs the autopsy (Jack Taylor) is also moved by the experience and decides to confront his cheating wife.

Skeptics insist that director Juan Logar (sometimes called Juan Logar Garcia) is only interested in the shock value of his subject matter as he camouflages true intent behind a series of lofty platitudes. Regardless, it should be noted: the autopsy scenes are real and spliced into the film for maximum impact. Filmmaker Logar seems personally obsessed with graphic depiction of mondo-influenced gore. His previous film - the seldom seen "Trasplantede Un Cerebro" [Brain Transplant] (1970) - also uses real footage to tell its story.

A Spanish production in English language; fullscreen format (1.33:1), totally uncut version (87 min.), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American machine. Extras include trailers.

Graphic Violence/Nudity/Drugs/Gore
For Adult Audiences

$19.95