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.
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.