Necropolis (film)

Necropolis is a 1970 Italian-British fantasy horror film directed by Franco Brocani. A dissertation on human evil through the ages, it is considered a cult film,[1][2] and it was referred to as "a fusion between an Andy Warhol-style improvisation and an ambitious, esoteric subtext that summons all the Western counterculture of the time".[2]

Necropolis
Directed byFranco Brocani
Produced byGianni Barcelloni
Alan Power
Written byFranco Brocani
StarringNicoletta Machiavelli
Tina Aumont
Pierre Clémenti
Carmelo Bene
Bruno Corazzari
Viva
Music byGavin Bryars
CinematographyFranco Lecca
Ivan Stoinov
Edited byLudovica Barbani
Production
company
Cosmoseion
Q Productions
Distributed byRipley's Home Video (Italy
Release date
  • 1970 (1970) (Belgium)
  • 19 January 1971 (1971-01-19) (Italy)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryItaly
United Kingdom
LanguageGerman
French
English
Italian

Plot

Shown through a series of loosely connected vignettes of figures from humanity's past, from Attila the Hun, to the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Bathory, all of which depict various acts of evil both physical and metaphysical.

Cast

Critical reception

Time Out praised the film, commending the film's range, score, and Brocani's "contemplative" approach to the material.[3]

References

  1. Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.
  2. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
  3. "Necropolis, directed by Franco Brocani". TimeOut.com. Time Out London. Retrieved 21 March 2019.


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