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Directed by | Alberto Cavallone |
Screenplay by | Alberto Cavallone [2] |
Story by | Alberto Cavallone [2] |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Gianni Bonicelli [2] |
Edited by | Alberto Cavallone [2] |
Production company | Stefano Film
[2] |
Distributed by | Stefano Film [2] |
Release date |
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Country | Italy [1] |
Spell – Dolce mattatoio ( transl. Spell – Sweet Abattoir) is a 1977 Italian film directed by Alberto Cavallone.
The sequence with Mónica Zanchi lying on the pool table with her legs spread (her vulva is explicitly seen) was shot in a real bar, very unwillingly; the actress demanded the presence only of the male actor and a cameraman. [3]
Spell was distributed in Italy by Stefano Film on 20 May 1977 as Spell – Dolce mattatoio ( transl. Spell – Sweet Abattoir). [4] [5] After a short run in Italy, it was released as L'uomo, la donna e la bestia ( transl. The Man, the Woman and the Beast) to capitalize on the popularity of Walerian Borowczyk's La Bête. [5] Cavallone commented on the re-titling of the film as "very irritating" and that the re-release was "definitely a shitty title." [5]
In contemporary reviews, Leonardo Autera of Corriere della Sera stated that the film was "redundant, clunky, and amateurishly acted and ultimately, lacking any semblance of style" [6] [7]
Spell – Dolce mattatoio | |
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Directed by | Alberto Cavallone |
Screenplay by | Alberto Cavallone [2] |
Story by | Alberto Cavallone [2] |
Starring |
|
Cinematography | Gianni Bonicelli [2] |
Edited by | Alberto Cavallone [2] |
Production company | Stefano Film
[2] |
Distributed by | Stefano Film [2] |
Release date |
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Country | Italy [1] |
Spell – Dolce mattatoio ( transl. Spell – Sweet Abattoir) is a 1977 Italian film directed by Alberto Cavallone.
The sequence with Mónica Zanchi lying on the pool table with her legs spread (her vulva is explicitly seen) was shot in a real bar, very unwillingly; the actress demanded the presence only of the male actor and a cameraman. [3]
Spell was distributed in Italy by Stefano Film on 20 May 1977 as Spell – Dolce mattatoio ( transl. Spell – Sweet Abattoir). [4] [5] After a short run in Italy, it was released as L'uomo, la donna e la bestia ( transl. The Man, the Woman and the Beast) to capitalize on the popularity of Walerian Borowczyk's La Bête. [5] Cavallone commented on the re-titling of the film as "very irritating" and that the re-release was "definitely a shitty title." [5]
In contemporary reviews, Leonardo Autera of Corriere della Sera stated that the film was "redundant, clunky, and amateurishly acted and ultimately, lacking any semblance of style" [6] [7]