The Year of the Cannibals

Name: The Year of the Cannibals
Genre: Drama
Cast: Britt Ekland, Pierre Clémenti, Tomas Milian, Francesco Leonetti, Delia Boccardo

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1970

1h 28m

Drama

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A young woman (Britt Ekland) faces opposition in her quest to remove her dead brother's body from the streets of Milan, Italy.

Dennis Harvey

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An adventurous mix of radical politics and ancient Greek tragedy.

Jul 12, 2024

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Nicholas Bell

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Giulio Albonico's fantastic frames capture the beautiful streets of late 60's Milan, poetically littered with an alarming gaggle of corpses. The Year of the Cannibals is an expressive and exciting piece of inspired filmmaking.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 12, 2020

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Liliana Cavani's The Year of the Cannibals (known outside of the United States as I Cannabali) is an Italian film from 1970. It's about a pair of rebels who fight against a fascist governmental system. The government's law states that all rebels must be executed and that their bodies must be left on the streets as a warning to all citizens. It was inspired by the Theban play Antigone but set in modern times. In my opinion, the film is boring for most of its running time. It really does play out like a stage production, going so far as not having any decomposition on the corpses of the people in the streets. It also lacks any kind of style and the ultimate point of the film is a bit too obvious, feeling pretentious in the process. It lacks any sort of real punch and feels fleeting in its attempts, as well. The film stars Britt Ekland and Pierre Clémenti, both of whom are underutilized. It's just not a very good film, and one that most people probably won't understand or even care to try and understand.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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A young woman (Britt Ekland) faces opposition in her quest to remove her dead brother's body from the streets of Milan, Italy.

Director: Liliana Cavani
Producer: Bino Cicogna, Enzo Doria
Screenwriter: Liliana Cavani, Italo Moscati, Fabrizio Onofri
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 3, 2018
Runtime: 1h 28m

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