I am writing a research Paper on Italian Cannibal Films

[skinnypuppy]

Does anyone know of any good books that give lots of good info on italian splatter cannibal films????

so far the two I have so far are...

1. Eaten Alive...
2. Spaghetti Nightmares


anything else im missing???

[dlundh]

There's the Cannibal Holocaust & the savage cinema of Ruggero Deodato.

And maybe a couple of issues of Video Watchdog, they usually cover the genre when there are new releases. Number 91 has a review of Jungle Holocaust for example.
http://www.cinemaweb.com/videowd/

[BloodMan]

There is a bit of stuff in Killing For Culture by David Kerekes... but that mostly talks about Mondo and Death Films and stuff. Though there is a discussion on Cannibal Holocaust. :)

Nick

[bruce h]

Comic artist and genre scribe Steve Bissette has been working on a full-length book dedicated to the subject for a long time, no clue when it'll finally be published though. However, there's an long article version available as part of the Deep Red Horror Handbook that's definitely worth digging up.

[skinnypuppy]

thanx guys!!! :)

[betterdan]

Long time since I've been in school but they are letting you write a paper on cannibal films? COOL!

[skinnypuppy]

oh also. could someone list all of the cannibal films from italy???

heres what i got so far on dvd

1. Cannibal Ferox
2. Cannibal Holocaust
3. Jungle Holocaust

and i plan on buying...
4. Umberto Lenzi's Eaten Alive


thanx

[gunner]

Excellent choice for a film report!!! Both of those books you posted as owning mention all of the italian cannibal films, but here's the rest of the list anyway...

- Man From Deep River (the very first italian cannibal film)
aka, Deep River Savages, Mondo Cannibale
directed by Umberto Lenzi

- Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
aka, Trap Them and Kill Them
directed by Joe D'Amato (actually Aristide Massaccesi)

- Mountain of the Cannibal God
aka, Slave of the Cannibal God
directed by Sergio Martino

- Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story
aka, Cannibal Holocaust 2
directed by Roy Garret (actually Mario Gariazzo)

- Massacre in Dinosaur Valley
aka, Cannibal Ferox 2, Amazonas, etc.
directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini

- Cut and Run
aka, Amazon: Savage Adventure, etc.
directed by Ruggero Deodato

Also Zombie Holocaust, Hell of the Living Dead & Cannibal Apocalypse should be mentioned but CA doesn't take place in a jungle and both ZH and HOTLD can't decide whether they're a cannibal or zombie film.

[Derrick Howes]

is not a cannibal film.

[gunner]

Your right. I was really "iffy" on including that title but figured someone would complain that it wasn't listed. Alot of people consider it a third installment of Ruggero Deodato's "Cannibal Trilogy". It's hard to argue since it does ride on a fine line. But then again so doesn't Massacre in Dinosaur Valley.

[skinnypuppy]

Originally posted by betterdan
Long time since I've been in school but they are letting you write a paper on cannibal films? COOL!

haha yea it isnt for high school. It is for a class i am taking at University. I'm majoring in Film Production, but we also have to take some film 'studies' classes and write essays. Most people are writing about the same things...ala Alfred Hitchkock(spelling?) films, Dogma 95 films, canadian experimental films, etc. I can name at least 10 people writing an essay on dogma 95.


but i bet i cant name any other people writing an essay on italian cannibal films!! :D

[rhett]

That is definitely a cool topic skinny. If you can, you should post the essay in this thread when you are done. I'd love to read it.

[the.wicked.one]

I did a power search on imdb.com for cannibal films from Italy and here's what they gave me:

Albatross (1985)
Antropophagus (1980)
Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
Devil Hunter (1980)
Cannibal Ferox (1981)
Cannibal Holocaust (1979)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Emanuelle's Revenge (1976)
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
Cut and Run (1985)
Jack the Mangler of London (1971)
Eaten Alive (1980)
Mountain of the Cannibal God (1978)
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley (1985)
Man from Deep River (1972)
Panic (1976)
Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals (1978)
Pigpen (1969)
Four of the Apocalypse (1975)
Antropophagus 2 (1982)
The Mad Butcher (1971)
Titus (1999)
Oasis of the Zombies (1983)
Caligula Reincarnated as Hitler (1976)
Jungle Holocaust (1977)
Hell of the Living Dead (1981)
Voodoo Baby (1980)
Week-End (1967)
Zombie (1980)
Zombi 3 (1988)
Zombie Holocaust (1979)

*I guess they added zombie movies into that list. I hope that helped.