Claudio Carvalho
In the backward village of Accendura, the boy Bruno Lo Casio goes missing and the police inspector and the local commissioner and the village Captain Modesti (Ugo D'Alessio) investigate the case. When his father receives the request of a ransom, the police arrest the local Giuseppe and realize that he is innocent. Then the boys Michele and Tonino are also murdered and the police suspect of the local witch Maciara (Florinda Bolkan), who practices black magic, might be the killer but they find she is also innocent. However the superstitious and ignorant locals brutally kill her. Meanwhile that village is crowded of journalist, including the experienced Andrea Martelli (Tomas Milian) from Rome. He befriends Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet), a daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur that is living in the village after a drug scandal. They meet the village priest Don Alberto Avallone (Marc Poreli), who has a group of boys that plays soccer at the church and is the son of the weird Dona Aurelia Avallone (Irene Papas) that raises her slow six year-old daughter. They believe the child has witnessed the murders and might know who the killer is. "Non si sevizia un paperino" is a violent giallo bu Lucio Fulci, with a story with perversions that are sort of taboo in Hollywood. The three boys and Giuseppe are voyeurs; Patrizia is drug addicted and pedophile; Don Alberto is a serial-killer that wants to keep the innocence of the boys. The graphic violence of the four men against Maciara is impressive. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "O Estranho Segredo do Bosque dos Sonhos" ("The Strange Secret of the Woodland of the Dreams")
qmtv
Masterpiece. This movie cannot have been made before or after.Excellent story, acting, plot, cinematography. The cemetery beating scene is excellent. The ending fight scene. Many great location shots.See this movie. Masterpiece. This movie cannot have been made before or after.Excellent story, acting, plot, cinematography. The cemetery beating scene is excellent. The ending fight scene. Many great location shots.See this movie. Masterpiece. This movie cannot have been made before or after.Excellent story, acting, plot, cinematography. The cemetery beating scene is excellent. The ending fight scene. Many great location shots.See this movie.
morrison-dylan-fan
After talking to a fellow IMDb'er a while ago about how much I had enjoyed Aldo Lado's excellent,grim Giallo Who Saw Her Die?,I was caught completely by surprise,when the extremely kind IMDb'er sent me a DVD,of what is possibly the second only Giallo title to involve a child killer, (with the other 1 being Who Saw Her Die?)which led to me picking up some cheap bread,and heading to the park to feed a deadly duckling.The plot-Southern Italy:Accendura:Taking a peak look at 2 couples who are getting hot & heavy,Giuseppe Barra's peeping tom fun is interrupted by 3 young boys called Bruno,Michele and Tonino,who yell out mockingly to Giuseppe,and cause him to chase after them.As Barra chases after the boys,a black magic performing gypsy called La Magiara plunges into 3 clay dolls which are designed to represent the boys who have taunted Giuseppe.Happy over outrunning Giuseppe,the boys start to get back into their normal life,with Michele being asked by his mum, (whose a housekeeper) to take care of an employer of theirs called Patrizia,who messes around with Michele,by walking around completely naked.A few days later:With Bruno having recently disappeared,investigating journalist Andera Martelli travels down to the secluded village,to follow the police manhunt that's taking place. Fearing that they will be unable to track down the boy,Bruno's family receive a ransom note,which tells them that if they ever want to see their son alive again,they have to pay a huge ransom.Quickly setting a trap,the police find out that Giuseppe is the ransom maker,and that he has also recently buried the body of Bruno (who Barra says was already dead when he found the body in the woodland area,which led to him making a money grabbing plan.)Whilst the police declare the case officially close,Andera begins to suspect that Giuseppe is not the child killer.As the police continue to question Barra,the body of Michele is discovered.With Michele's body containing the same markings which were left on Bruno's body,Martelli beings to fear that the mysterious killer may connected right to the heart of this unsettling,isolated village.View on the film:Despite the identity of the killer being one that the audience can take a good shot at guessing,director/co-writer Lucio Fulci, (along with Gianfranco Clerici and Roberto Gianviti) screenplay is packed with a fascinating number of subtexts which lead to the film becoming a paranoid soaked Giallo.Placing the murders in a deeply rural southern Italian village,the writers dig deep into the north/south divide,with the residences all being as deeply uncomfortable over any 'outsiders' entering their land.Taking on the strongly held religious beliefs in Italy with a real force,the writers show the deep flaws in each of the religious and government departments of the village to be ones that are simply over looked by the residence,thanks to the police and the church each filling the power vacuum which is to be found at the village.For the whereabouts of the killer identity,the writers do incredibly well at giving the chances of Martelli finding the killer a strong sense of doubt,due to the rural setting being something which is shown to be prepared to crush any voices which speak out of line.Displaying a surprising amount of subtle notes,director Lucio Fulci (mostly) restrains himself from over exaggerating the gore,by smartly taking a matter of fact approach which emphasis the unsettling mood placed in the screenplay.For the killings in this excellent Giallo,Fulci shows an unflinching eye,with the rather daring on-screen child murders placing psychological terror on the viewer,rather then drowning the audience in buckets of blood.Taking full advantage of the rural setting,Fulci counters the bursts of violence with a hauntingly poetic atmosphere,with the brilliant icy score of Riz Ortolani backing Fulci's elegant wide tracking shots,which Fulci superbly uses to show the rural isolation which the 'outsiders' are met by. Entering the movie completely naked in a scene which would lead to the title being taken to court,the beautiful Barbara Bouchet gives a tantalising performance as Patrizia,with Bouchet revealing Patrizia's provocative smile to be hiding a troubling secret. Dazzling the screen along with Bouchet,Florinda Bolkan gives a brilliant,wild eye performance as La Magiara,whilst Irene Papas brings a chill in the air as far too 'sweet mother' Dona Aurelia Avallone.Joining the 3 stunning ladies,Tomas Milian delivers a tough,gritty performance,with Milian superbly allowing Andrea Martelli tough determination to shine,as Martelli attempts to stop the next duckling murder from being hatched.
JasparLamarCrabb
Despite some frequently slow pacing, this gaillo is among the best. Lucio Fulci's gruesome thriller about the murder of a several little boys in the Italian countryside is probably the director's best. The plot combines supernatural elements with a traditional murder mystery. Tomas Milian is a reporter investigating the case and the supporting cast includes Barbara Bouchet, Irene Papas and Marc Porel. Florinda Bolken, in a performance that has to be seen to be believed, is a crazed mountain woman who may or may not be the killer. Riz Ortolani, who would score over 200 films in his more than 50-year career, did the chilling music. Frequently cut for its content, the 102 minute version is the most complete.
