Thursday, January 10, 2008

Le Cinque Giornate (1973) by Dario Argento



This bloody and comical look at the 1848 Italian revolution was director Dario Argento's only foray outside the horror-thriller genres. Adriano Celentano wanders Milan with a goofy baker and witnesses the growing corruption and horror that turns a just cause into senseless violence, rape, and mayhem. Fans of Dario Argento will find it worthwhile, but the script is so insular that non-Italians are likely to find most of it uninvolving.