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I cannibali

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I cannibali
Original film poster
Directed byLiliana Cavani
Screenplay byItalo Moscati
Liliana Cavani
Story byLiliana Cavani
Based onAntigone
bySophocles
Produced byEnzo Doria
Bino Cicogna
StarringPierre Clémenti
Britt Ekland
Tomas Milian
Delia Boccardo
Marino Masé
Francesco Leonetti
CinematographyGiulio Albonico
Edited byNino Baragli
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
company
Doria-San Marco Film
Distributed byEuro International Films
Release dates
  • 25 April 1970(1970-04-25)(Spoletopremiere)
  • 30 April 1970(1970-04-30)(Italy)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

I cannibali,English titleThe CannibalsorThe Year of the Cannibals,is a 1970 Italiandrama filmdirected byLiliana Cavaniand starringBritt Ekland,Pierre Clémenti,andTomas Milian.[1]It is a modernized retelling of the Greek tragedyAntigone,set in contemporaryMilanand drawing upon socio-political themes and imagery of the time, including theprotests of 1968,thecounter-cultural movement,and theYears of Lead.[2][3][4]

Cast

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Release

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I cannibaliwas screened in theDirectors' Fortnightsection of the1970 Cannes Film Festival.[5]

A restored version of the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray byKino Lorberin 2014.[6]

Soundtrack

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A complete limited edition of the soundtrack has been released on vinyl by Spikerot Records in 2019.

References

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  1. ^Elkan Allan.A Guide to world cinema.Whittet Books in association with the British Film Institute, 1985.
  2. ^Luigi Ballerini.La lotta con Proteo.Cadmo, 2000.
  3. ^Paola Tallarigo; Luca Gasparini; Primo Goldoni.Lo Sguardo libero: il cinema di Liliana Cavani.La Casa Usher, 1990.
  4. ^Hoberman, J. (2014-01-31)."Reissuing an Italian Renaissance".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2021-11-08.
  5. ^Jean A. Gili; Aldo Tassone.Parigi-Roma: 50 anni di coproduzioni italo-francesi (1945-1995).Il castoro, 1995.
  6. ^"Raro Video to release".Retrieved23 September2015.
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