MONDO CANE

"All the scenes you will see in this film are true. If they are shocking, it is only because there are many shocking things in this world..."

With those words, Directors Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara and Franco Prosperi unleashed the international sensation that stunned critics and moviegoers alike while revolutionizing the documentary genre forever. Filmed in every corner of the world, this landmark epic explores the culture of life and death, the anguish of man and beast, and the taboos of sex and religion, all amidst the barbarism of civilization gone insane. Sometimes beautiful, often horrifying yet always surprising, it remains one of the most disturbing and controversial films of our time. This is the original 'Shockumentary' that started it all. This is MONDO CANE.

MONDO CANE (Italian for "Dog's World") also features a brilliant score by Nino Oliviero and Riz Ortolani that includes the Oscar nominated theme song "More." Blue Underground has painstakingly restored this historic feature from original Italian vault materials untouched for over four decades, and then added an extraordinary collection of all-new and never-before-seen Extras for the absolute ultimate in MONDO-mania!

EXTRAS

Theatrical Trailers
TV Spot
Poster & Still Gallery
Benito Frattari's Location Stills
Lobby Promo
The Unofficial Mondo Phenomenon by David Flint

TECH SPECS

Color
Dolby Digital Mono
English; Italiano
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4x3
1962
108 Mins
Not Rated
Region Code: 1

NOTES

"Bizarre, Reflective And Shockingly Candid!"
-The New York Times

"A Great Blend Of Satire And Horror, Hiding Behind The Guise Of A Simple Documentary!"
-DVD Talk

"SHOCKING... Will Stay In Your Head For A Long, Long Time!"
-DVD Talk

"MONDO CANE Is Everything You Think It Is And Some Things You Never Expected!"
-DVD Verdict

"You May Never Sit Through Another Movie As Truly Sickening As This... And It's All Real!"
-Sex Gore Mutants

Personally I didn't find it sickening at all. I found it brilliant.
A stunning master-work of juxtaposed cultures. A montage of things mundane and bizarre, lovingly assembled to highlight the similarities of all mankind. From high rise shopping stores, to stone age New Guinea, Japanese bath houses, to underwater Malay cemeteries. The PLUMAGE might change, but the purpose does not! Life, death, and everything in between. Its a very thought provoking film. I had to step back and throw a fizzball into a hot tub of water and light some incense, and immerse myself into the fragrant steam cloud that rose above my bathtub, and soak for about an hour in order to re ground myself in modern day civilization. HAH! what a wonderful and varied species is man. So much that we, though separated by miles and culture and faiths, have in common. And the glaring differences. From catholics to cargo cults. It's a glorious tapestry and this film does its best to show us some of the vibrant threads that make up that indescribable web that is all of us, all the time. I highly recommend this film. You are the point of it after all. We all are.