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The Designated Victim When Django meets Russell Brand it can only mean one thing: moider! This is a first rate thriller and I found myself getting cross that I had never seen it before. Sure the premise reminds of Highsmith/Chandler/Hitchcock's Strangers On A Train, but beyond this initial premise The Designated Victim goes its own way, and what a way it is! The film is quite beautiful to look at - all lovely vivid, saturated Mod colours and designs one minute then grey, misty, imposing buildings the next - the performances are just superb - especialy trusty ol' Tomas Millian as the stooge and the excellent Pierre Clémenti as the nutter - and the tale is enthralling. The picture drags you in and I got quite involved in Augenti's plight as it progressed. First rate stuff. Thank you Shameless! Now I must see more of Maurizio Lucidi's work...any recommendations? Did he do anything else of comparable quality? |
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It was released on dvd over here a few years ago (supposedly of poor quality though): STATE.jpg |
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I'm no fan of Lucidi but Nosferatu In Venice is worth tracking down. Not a patch on Nosferatu but Kinski & Chris Plummer are great (as is the atmospheric production). Other than that The Sicilian Cross is moderately enjoyable, if only for Roger Moore and Stacy Keach (plus some great 70's funk). |
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Was it not made by Augusto Camanito though? Mind you, I did notice Camanito seemed to be a production partner of Lucidi on The Designated Victim... |
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Officially Camanito directed it. Unofficially it was co-directed by Lucidi, Luigi Cozzi and even Klaus Kinski. |
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'What films have you seen recently?'
Just watched DEATH WISH 2 The best of the series I have 12 & 3 But the first sequel is the most violent compared to the the other two Just read Anchor Bay are going to release NIGHTMARES IN A DAMAGED BRAIN, but typical it's the pre-cut version I have the uncut dvd-r but Code Red have no chance of releasing a special edition |
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Are you sure you did not miss read something, as Anchor Bay released he precut R US cut already in the UK as part of the Boxed of the Banned a few years ago? Last edited by nekromantik; 11th February 2010 at 01:15 AM. |
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'What films have you seen recently?'
I read the info wrongly given by a poster on another website Then on another website I also read a guy from the BBFC said if submitted nowadays the film should be uncut...So they say It's all crazy so why not submit? Legal rights etc...who knows I'm happy with my uncut dvd-r of NIGHTMARE which I bought from Fleshwoundvideo.com |
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