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La matriarca (1968)
Silly, Goofy, Beautiful And Fantastic
Armando Trovajoli's theme music to this is freaking amazing. There's a vocal and instrumental version and I love them both. Seek them out on youtube. Catherine Spaak is equally amazing. The perfect blend of high art mixed with air-headed goofiness here. America was never able to reach this goal. Not even with Joe Sarno. There's gonna be scathing critics who claim early 70s sex comedies were misogynistic and making light of rape culture. But of course had we not gone through the process of confronting our own sexuality on screen, both good and bad. we'd never have the perspective we do now on human psychology as a whole. It's easy for people to stand on top of the tower and look down in judgement on the people at the bottom. When they were the same ones who protested its creation in the first place. Never once does this film condone angry violence towards woman as a good thing. And Spaak is so successful in showcasing her talent and beauty, as she goes from one great outfit to the other, we let go of the nearly non existent plot and simply go along for the ride. And a very fun ride it is. Even with past tragedy lurking underneath. It's answers to life's problems are crude and simple, that only work for some people, (let go, be kinky and have fun) but it does acknowledge them. And it doesn't try to hide its head in the sand the way some screwball comedies (or superheroes and fantasies for that matter) would tend to take you.
The Wizard of Gore (1970)
Long Live Montag!
This movie is pure genius! If there's one thing I hate it's large budget films. If I had a choice between having lunch with Peter Jackson, Spielberg, George Lucas, or Herschell Gordon Lewis, H.G. would win hands down! There's nothing on earth as grand as a low budget horror film. And they are even greater when they come from the golden age of exploitation. People who criticize or condescend by saying things like "entertaining in a laughable way" just don't get it and they never will. Given the same budget and schedule they could never come up with anything one tenth as brilliant. It has passion, it has character, it has soul that you will find no place else. Long Live Montag!