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Ecco / The Forbidden (US Import)
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In 1963, nudie/roughie filmmakers Bob Cresse and Lee Frost (HOUSE ON BARE MOUNTAIN, LOVE CAMP 7) saw the U.S. grosses of MONDO CANE and quickly imported and adapted one of the most provocative – and successful – shockumentaries of the decade. Narrated by Academy Award® winner George Sanders (ALL ABOUT EVE) and featuring a legendary soundtrack by Riz Ortolani (Oscar®-nominated for MONDO CANE’s ‘More’), ECCO explores a world of sadism, delinquency, roller derby, extreme piercing, appalling stereotypes and the infamous Lapland-women-castrating-reindeer-with-their-teeth sequence, now scanned in 4k from the original internegative. Bonus feature THE FORBIDDEN is Frost & Cresse’s rarely seen – and totally insane –1966 fake Mondo, packed with staged scenes of Swiss lesbians, L.A. rapists, Parisian tarts and Nazi strippers, newly-transferred from the only known 35mm print in existence.
- The Bandit: Producer David Goldstein Remembers Bob Cresse
- I Want More: Short Film
- Ecco Trailer
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Ecco (narrated by George Sanders’ velvety tones) takes a worldwide - or mondo - look at the bizarre practices of various cultures. It follows the familiar locales seen in many sleazy travelogues of the period; strip-clubs, religious gatherings, ancient architecture, etc. It’s fun, informative and Sanders’ narration injects some much-needed levity into the proceedings. The bonus feature, The Forbidden, is not nearly as compelling; seemingly a Frankensteinien effort made from bits of a French pseudo-documentary and interspersed with American-filmed footage of nudie-bars and newsreel materials of a riot in L.A. Fun overall, but The Forbidden is an extra for a reason. Think of it as the placenta to Ecco’s baby.