I cannibali

1970 Italian film

25 April 1970 (1970-04-25) (Spoleto premiere)
30 April 1970 (1970-04-30) (Italy)

Running time

88 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

I cannibali, English title The Cannibals or The Year of the Cannibals, is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Britt Ekland, Pierre Clémenti, and Tomas Milian.^[1] It is a modernized retelling of the Greek tragedy Antigone, set in contemporary Milan and drawing upon socio-political themes and imagery of the time, including the protests of 1968, the counter-cultural movement, and the Years of Lead.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Cast

Britt Ekland as Antigone
Pierre Clémenti as Tiresia
Tomas Milian as Emone
Delia Boccardo as Ismene
Marino Masé as Ismene's Fiancé
Francesco Leonetti as the Prime Minister
Alessandro Cane as the Security Minister
Cora Mazzoni as Antigone’s Mother
Francesco Arminio as Antigone’s Father
Giampiero Frondini as Television Speaker

Release

I cannibali was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.^[5]

A restored version of the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Kino Lorber in 2014.^[6]

Soundtrack

A complete limited edition of the soundtrack has been released on vinyl by Spikerot Records in 2019.

References

^ Elkan Allan. A Guide to world cinema. Whittet Books in association with the British Film Institute, 1985.
^ Luigi Ballerini. La lotta con Proteo. Cadmo, 2000.
^ Paola Tallarigo; Luca Gasparini; Primo Goldoni. Lo Sguardo libero: il cinema di Liliana Cavani. La Casa Usher, 1990.
^ Hoberman, J. (2014-01-31). "Reissuing an Italian Renaissance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
^ Jean A. Gili; Aldo Tassone. Parigi-Roma: 50 anni di coproduzioni italo-francesi (1945-1995). Il castoro, 1995.
^ "Raro Video to release". Retrieved 23 September 2015.