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Spell – Dolce mattatoio

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Spell – Dolce mattatoio
Directed byAlberto Cavallone
Screenplay byAlberto Cavallone[2]
Story byAlberto Cavallone[2]
Starring
  • Paola Montenero
  • Jane Avril
  • Monica Ronchi
  • Martial Boschero
  • Giovanni De Angelis
CinematographyGianni Bonicelli[2]
Edited byAlberto Cavallone[2]
Production
company
Stefano Film[2]
Distributed byStefano Film[2]
Release date
  • 20 May 1977 (1977-05-20) (Italy)
CountryItaly[1]

Spell – Dolce mattatoio (transl. Spell – Sweet Abattoir) is a 1977 Italian film directed by Alberto Cavallone.

Produzione

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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]

Release

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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]

Reception

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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]

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Man, Woman and Beast (1977)". AllMovie. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Spell". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ Gordiano Lupi (13 February 2014). "Appunti su Alberto Cavallone".
  4. ^ Curti 2018, p. 46.
  5. ^ a b c Curti 2018, p. 47.
  6. ^ Curti 2018, p. 49.
  7. ^ Autera, Leonardo (May 30, 1977). "L'incubo del sesso". Corriere della Sera.

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