An interview with the late, great, Gianni Manera on Peruvian television, recorded in the late 1980s or early 1990s. Just like his wildly bizarre movies, Gianni was one larger than life character whose passion for film making is hard to ignore when you hear the man speak. From what I can gather from this interview, … Continue reading Gianni Manera Interview w/Enrico Rovegno
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The Angels From 2000/Gli Angeli del 2000 (1969)
Director Lino Ranieri appears to have briefly started out as an actor, with three roles to his credit in 1967, and then bowed out as quickly as he arrived with the rather bizarre The Angels From 2000, which he wrote, produced and directed. A very low-budget morality tale about the perils of drugs, filmed and … Continue reading The Angels From 2000/Gli Angeli del 2000 (1969)
Renato Polselli Interview (Pete Tombs)
Interview conducted by journalist and co-founder of Mondo Macabro some time in the late 1990s. Extracts, without subtitles, are available on YouTube - the complete, subtitled, interview was included as an extra on a fan produced composite of 'La Verita Secondo Satana' created by DarioArgento/LiquidGoblin in a galaxy far, far, away.
12 Rounds with Enzo G. Castellari (2004)
My wife and I had never interviewed anyone before - and for this reason we were armed with a video camera and little else (notably a tripod) My hard-as-nails wife held the camera for the entire two hour interview as I bluffed my way from one question to the next (I confess, I wasn't prepared … Continue reading 12 Rounds with Enzo G. Castellari (2004)
Vittorio Salerno in Conversation (Part 1)
Best known for co-directing Libido, one of the early 1960s gialli which helped kick-start a revival in the genre, Vittorio Salerno also directed two excellent crime features No, The Case is Happily Resolved starring Enzo Cerusico and Riccardo Cucciolla and Fango Bollente (The Savage Three) starring Joe Dallesandro and brother Enrico Maria Salerno. Initially working … Continue reading Vittorio Salerno in Conversation (Part 1)
Blue Movie (1978)
WIP https://cinemaitalianodatabase.forumfree.it/?t=73919353 ''BLUE MOVIE'' SPOGLIANDOSI DISCUTONO ROMA - «E' un film volutamente pornografico ma con un suo contenuto politico. Un film sulla violenza come mezzo di comunicazione e conoscenza in una società repressiva». E' la catalogazione che Alberto Cavallone (noto per Le salamandre, Dal nostro inviato a Copenaghen, Afrika, Zelda, Spell, dolce mattatoio) dà di … Continue reading Blue Movie (1978)
Ray Lovelock in Conversation (Part 1)
This interview was funded by users of the LoveLockandLoad forums. We dive into Ray Lovelock's entire film career, from his early days starting out as an actor in television commercials all the way through to his crime, dramas, comedies, giallo and horror films. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSF-S3iLTf8&t=159s Locandina (autographed by Ray Lovelock & Umberto Lenzi) Rest in Peace … Continue reading Ray Lovelock in Conversation (Part 1)
Searching for Gianni…
The following interview was conducted via email in April 2013 just a few months before Gianni Manera sadly passed away. The original Italian text is included below the English translation. Many thanks to his daughter, Alma Manera, who forwarded my questions to him. How did you enter the film industry? I was born in Eritrea, … Continue reading Searching for Gianni…
The Long Shadow of the Wolf/La Lunga Ombra del Lupo (1971)
WIP
Order Signed in White/Ordine Firmato in Bianco (1974)
'This is the film which honours the judiciary' Locandina
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