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2717729
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DVD / Video / Blu-ray
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The Shockumentary Box
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2004
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Playing time (min.)
302
Number of discs / tapes
2
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27620DDS01
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8715664018903
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Two years after the release of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, the Western world was shocked by Mondo Cane, aka A Dog's World, by Italian filmmakers Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco E. Proseri. Mondo Cane showed the world in all its disgusting beauty for the first time, without any form of censorship. What one person thought was sick exploitation turned out to be a fascinating look at other cultures and customs for another. Because Mondo Cane was much more than just shocking. The documentary showed how ordinary traditions from one area could cause wonder or bewilderment in other parts of the world. Eating dog soup, beheading bulls and eating snakes was as shocking to us as painting with naked people was to Africans, or Japanese farmers massaging cows was to the rest of the world. Two years after Mondo Cane, even more shocking images spread around the world in Mondo Cane 2. Religious madness, animal abuse under the guise of art or science, self-immolation, sexual excesses and cannibalism were the subject of this extremely successful sequel. Once again the film, with ironic commentary by the Italian actor Stefano Sibaldo (Perry Rhodan – SOS aud dem Weltall), provided a poignant social account of the state of the world. Africa Addio was the final piece by Jacopetti and Prosperi and is considered their masterpiece. The film shows the Africa of the 1960s, left behind by colonial rulers and torn by tribal conflict. Executions of people and (protected) animals are the order of the day, while in Cape Town the white resident of South Africa is lazing on the beach. The world rightly reacted with horror to the abuses in Africa. Although the films of Jacopetti and Prosperi opened the doors for series such as Faces of Death and other dubious imitators, the films were indeed socially accepted in the 1960s. The music for Mondo Cane even received an Oscar® nomination and both Mondo Cane and Africa Addio won the prestigious David di Donatello Award, the most important Italian film prize, for best production. Although some critics slammed the film for its sensational images, the documentaries and its sequels are highly regarded today. Still, the advice remains: Not for viewers with a weak stomach. . .

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Mondo Cane (A Dog's Life) (1962)
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1
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Mondo Cane II (Mono cane n. 2) (1963)
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2
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Africa Addio (Africa Blood and Guts) (1966)
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3
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