Directed by:
Lucio FulciCinematography:
Sergio D'OffiziComposer:
Riz OrtolaniCast:
Florinda Bolkan, Barbara Bouchet, Tomas Milian, Irene Papas, Marc Porel, Georges Wilson, Lucio Fulci, John Bartha, Rosalia Maggio, Andrea Aureli, Linda Sini (more)VOD (2)
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After several small boys are found murdered in a small town, a journalist goes in search of the killer. Even in a town steeped in ancient superstitions and suspicion, the twisted motives of the murderer are more shocking than anyone could have ever imagined. (official distributor synopsis)
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According to the reviews here, this slightly morbid giallo film is quite OK. Well, I don’t really think so because other than the scene involving the naked Italian actress who was trying to seduce a 10-year-old boy, I only enjoyed one other scene that I had to wait for until the very end. An average course of investigation that looked like a combination of French crime movies and Italian naughty movies reached a conclusion that literally took my breath away. You see, the final fight was like an absolutely brutal Italian Fight Club. Brutal, illogical and in the end also bloody. I had to watch the scene twice because I haven’t seen something this funny in a movie for a long time. Thank you, Mr. Fulci, you kept low-key during the entire movie but you sure had a lot of fun with the ending.
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Don’t Torture a Duckling is one of the films that clearly prove that Lucio Fulci was not only a purveyor of trash, but also a skilled director. In filmmaking terms, this thriller-drama can be faulted only for its excessive runtime. The plot is that of a conventional thriller about the search for a murderer, formalistically set in an unconventional environment. Of course, the film is characterised by Fulci’s fetishistic close-up shots, underscored by music that has a strange effect. The film practically has no main character, instead focusing on multiple characters whose portrayal alternates from suspect to innocent and vice versa. The provocative sexual tension surrounding one of the most prominent characters, embodied by the beautiful Barbara Bouchet, is pleasing.
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Don't Torture a Ducklingis a film that stands out within the giallo genre. It does so by taking place more in the countryside rather than a big city, evoking a different atmosphere that hints at a somewhat different approach. And that is really happening. Moreover, Fulci has a gift for incredibly powerful scenes. In this case, it's a scene where a woman is beaten and then at the last moment hopes for rescue. But it doesn’t come. People just drive past her. This simply has to give you chills.
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Although Lucio Fulci is a well-known horror veteran and became famous mainly for his decent gore scenes, this film has none, so there is not the slightest enthusiasm and Fulci disappointed me. I quite like the giallo sub-genre, it is almost identical to the slasher sub-genre, which is all about entertainment, this film is unfortunately quite boring, slow and without blood and without exposed women, the only shocking thing here is that young boys die, even the twist itself I didn't find very shocking, so for me a very average detective story that doesn't deserve to carry the label horror. 50%
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The best of Fulci’s Giallo. Horror movie of the Year.
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