tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post6488522369912989212..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: Fernando Di Leo's MANHUNT (La Mala Ordina, 1972)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-27595782374216475472009-09-17T23:21:47.038-04:002009-09-17T23:21:47.038-04:00Nigel: I've read that Di Leo claimed (on the b...Nigel: I've read that Di Leo claimed (on the basis of information or personal belief?) that Silva and Strode were the models for Travolta and Jackson, but that would have to be a matter of skin color alone, since Strode's personality has zero resemblance to Jackson's. Adorf deserves a lot of credit for his work in both films, since Rocco and Luca are quite different characters.<br /><br />Sam: I can only repeat my recommendation of Milano Calibro 9 as the superior film of the two Di Leos I've seen so far, but both films have a more nuanced awareness of socio-political context than many other poliziotteschi films with which they're linked. These films aren't in the same category as Best of Youth, but that film actually whetted my appetite for Seventies Italian cinema, and films like Di Leo's have gratified that appetite quite nicely.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-20695531404245283782009-09-16T10:53:53.760-04:002009-09-16T10:53:53.760-04:00Samuel, I hung with every word here during my prep...Samuel, I hung with every word here during my prep period, and I must say this is a Hall of Fame kind of a review, one of the best I've ever read from you. It's a massive piece that examines the film from a sociological and artistic perspective. While I want to contribute something more than a cheerleader kind of comment, it's difficult not having seen the film to this point. In fact I also have not seen your previous review here at Mondo 70. Og course films like Lattuada's MAFIOSO come to mind, but the seemingly epic structure suggests in small measure THE BEST OF YOUTH.<br /><br />Screencaps and trailers really bring the work into focus.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-82705864156999029862009-09-16T05:33:03.972-04:002009-09-16T05:33:03.972-04:00Love this one but you are right that Calibro 9 doe...Love this one but you are right that Calibro 9 does cast a pretty big shadow and this one does tend to sit in that shadow somewhat. I always say this but Adorf had a face that was made for this genre.<br /><br />Wonder if this one had an influence of Pulp Fiction. I am sure dileo mentions that he thought so in one documentary (maybe the stra cult one)Nigel Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928346913206094978noreply@blogger.com