02-08-2019, 05:02 PM
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The Five Days (1973)
'Le Cinque Giornate' is a rare Dario Argento movie that is not a "Giallo", it's a satirical historical film about the 1848 Milan rebellion. The wild mixture of chaotic violence, nonsensical politics and bizarre humour is probably closest in style to Terry Gilliam. Two cheeky rogues wonder the streets of Milan trying to stay out of trouble but inevitably get mixed up in almost everything and ultimately must decide where they stand. There are several memorable comedy scenes and the last act was pretty powerful but it meandered around too much to be wholly effective as a cynical political statement. The score sounded like Wendy Carlos which I also liked.
I don't think it's ever been released outside of Italy, so I imagine hardly anybody has been able to see it. I was taking a chance ordering an Italian DVD and hoping the fan-made English subtitles I found on the internet would be compatible. Thankfully, they were 100% in sync and seemed very well translated. Nice work "Talpaleone & Lord Retsudo", whoever you are?
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