Reviews"A sharply written, heavily anecdotal work... an excellent treatment of an auteur on the bloodiest periphery of film-making." -- Total Film magazine
Dewey Decimal791.430233092
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisREVISED, UPDATED AND EXPANDED SPECIAL EDITIONCannibal Holocaust is the seminal 'found footage' film, acclaimed as being one of the truly great horror movies; indeed this hugely influential film is so devastatingly effective that it has often wrongly been accused of being a 'snuff movie'.This book is the fully authorised guide to the amazing films of Ruggero Deodato, whose notorious masterpiece CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST is analysed in depth along with all his other movies, which include HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK, WAVES OF LUST, CUT AND RUN, LAST CANNIBAL WORLD, BODYCOUNT, PHANTOM OF DEATH, THE BARBARIANS, DIAL: HELP, THE ATLANTIS INTERCEPTORS and LIVE LIKE A COP, DIE LIKE A MAN.With two career-spanning interviews, a detailed filmography, reviews of every Ruggero Deodato movie and a stunning selection of posters, film stills and rare behind the scenes photos selected from the director's personal collection, this book is the definitive reference work on one of Italy's most accomplished horror film directors.Fully revised and updated, with a further 16 pages of new text and illustrations added to the previous re-issue from 2011, and bound as a luxury hardcover., This guide to the films of Ruggero Deodato takes his masterpiece Cannibal Holocaust, the seminal 'found footage' film and famously wrongly accused of being a 'snuff movie', and studies it alongside his other movies. Using two career-spanning interviews, his filmography, reviews of every movie and a selection of stunning posters/film stills/behind the scenes photos selected from the director's personal collection, this book is the definitive reference work on one of the most accomplished horror film directors., REVISED, UPDATED AND EXPANDED SPECIAL EDITION Cannibal Holocaust is the seminal 'found footage' film, acclaimed as being one of the truly great horror movies; indeed this hugely influential film is so devastatingly effective that it has often wrongly been accused of being a 'snuff movie'. This book is the fully authorised guide to the amazing films of Ruggero Deodato, whose notorious masterpiece CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST is analysed in depth along with all his other movies, which include HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK, WAVES OF LUST, CUT AND RUN, LAST CANNIBAL WORLD, BODYCOUNT, PHANTOM OF DEATH, THE BARBARIANS, DIAL: HELP, THE ATLANTIS INTERCEPTORS and LIVE LIKE A COP, DIE LIKE A MAN. With two career-spanning interviews, a detailed filmography, reviews of every Ruggero Deodato movie and a stunning selection of posters, film stills and rare behind the scenes photos selected from the director's personal collection, this book is the definitive reference work on one of Italy's most accomplished horror film directors. Fully revised and updated, with a further 16 pages of new text and illustrations added to the previous re-issue from 2011, and bound as a luxury hardcover.