[Doc] Mondo cane (1962)

Mondo cane
From Paolo Cavara and Gualtiero Jacopetti

Quote :

"All the scenes you will see in this film are true. If they are shocking, it is only because there are many shocking things in this world…"
With those words, Directors Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara and Franco Prosperi unleashed the international sensation that stunned critics and moviegoers alike while revolutionizing the documentary genre forever. Filmed in every corner of the world, this landmark epic explores the culture of life and death, the anguish of man and beast, and the taboos of sex and religion, all amidst the barbarism of civilization gone insane. Sometimes beautiful, often horrifying yet always surprising, it remains one of the most disturbing and controversial films of our time. This is the original ‘Shockumentary' that started it all. This is MONDO CANE.

I wanted to see this documentary for a very long time, it is cult
It is really good and fascinating. Some things are more known today and therefore probably less shocking now than in the 60's but some other things I never knew about and are quite disturbing. It is sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes really weird but all together it is just a fascinating vision of the human species and how strange and diverse we are. I really loved that the directors dont only showed aborigenes and undevelopped countries but all continents and the occidental world too to show how bizard humans are.
This documentary defenetly influences many others since, it is a must see



Note that there are also a Mondo Cane 2 and 3 but I dont know if they are as good as this one

It seems to be very interesting, I will check if I can find it somewhere.