WILD EYE (1968) Paolo Cavara's expose of Shockumentaries
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Paolo
Cavara's Expose of the Mondo Shockumentary Genre
Original
Italian Title: L'OCCHIO SELVAGGIO [The Savage Eye]
director: Paolo
Cavara
starring: Philippe Leroy · Delia Boccardo · Gabriele Tinti · Giorgio
Gargiullo · Tullio Marini · Lars Bloch
Three filmmakers
- Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Properi and Paolo Cavara - were given joint
credit for helming the first shockumentary MONDO
CANE. The reality was most of the footage [whether fake or authentic]
was shot by Mr Cavara. After his partners used excess footage for MONDO
CANE 2 without giving him credit or remuneration, Paolo split
and went on his own. He wrote and directed this motion picture, an ugly
meanspirited semi-biography, which essentially was intended as an expose
of Mondo genre. Here Philippe Leroy plays a nihilistic shockumentary
filmmaker named Paolo (obviously a character based on the real director's
own concept of himself). This Paolo is willing to do anything and go anywhere
to secure the most exploitative images for his film. He will destroy anyone
or anything to get his shot - even if that means embellishment and complete
fabrication.
After this movie, director Paolo Cavara left the Mondo genre behind him.
He emerged as a major contributor to the Italian giallo with the groundbreaking
hits BLACK
BELLY OF THE TARANTULA and PLOT
OF FEAR. Mr Cavara died from a stroke at age 52 in August 1982.
An
Italian Film in English language; widescreen format (16:9), uncut (93
minutes), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include
trailers.
Nudity/Graphic
Violence/Sexual Brutality
Recommended For Adult Audiences
