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Thursday, January 18, 2018

La Morte Ha Fatto L'uovo (aka Death Laid An Egg) (1968)

A businessman (Jean Louis Trintignant), who may be a serial killer, and his wife (Gina Lollobrigida) operate a farm that breeds chickens. Currently, they are trying to breed a strain of chicken that has no bones. They are also involved in a menage a trois with the wife's nubile young cousin (Ewa Aulin, CANDY). Co-written and directed by Giulio Questi, this is one twisted movie. Although marketed as a giallo and there are aspects of the film that fit firmly in the genre, the film seems to have a political subtext regarding technology replacing workers, the amorality of the bourgeoisie and the power of sexual dynamics etc. As a giallo, the film isn't successful but the film is so bizarre that you can't take your eyes off it. Indeed, you may never eat another piece of chicken again after watching it. It's one of those films that probably sounded exciting on paper but too scattered in the actual execution. If Jean Luc Godard made a giallo, it would probably resemble something like this. With Jean Sobieski.  

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