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Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs  I suppose I could have put 'Italian Crime Films' or something similar so it wasn't as specific/narrow. Interestingly, Wikipedia have included Contraband in their selected list of poliziotteschi films, so I guess there is some flexibility with the definition. It's probably similar to the gialli, Blaxploitation or slasher films in that you could have a good discussion about what would be a concise definition and what films would be included and which wouldn't. |
In my opinion
Contraband is about rival smugglers. Sure the police are in it but they aren't central to the story like they are in what i would define Poliziotteschi films.
Same with
What Have they done to your Daughters? It's police procedural in tracking down a killer which surely means giallo rather than Poliziotteschi which i'd say are more action orientated as the cops face crime lords and general gangland mayhem.