The name Ruggero Deodato is most recognizable because of his
infamous film Cannibal Holocaust (1980) but he is a director that had a
profound impact on Italian cinema and the horror genre itself. In the book Cannibal Holocaust & the Savage Cinema of Ruggero Deodato Editor
Harvey Fenton puts together a collection of interviews, photographs, posters
and other memorabilia to represent director Deodato’s long career in film
making. Deodato’s entire career in films
represents a response to not being predictable and complacent with his place in
Italian cinema.
He may be most famous for his horror films such as House on the Edge of the Park (1980), Last Cannibal World (1976), and Bodycount (1986), but he has also
dabbled in post apocalyptic (The Lone
Runner – 1986), fantasy (The
Barbarians – 1987), disaster film (Concorde
Affair – 1979), and even several television series (of which Italians are
most familiar with him and where he has made a huge impact). This book not only celebrates the Cannibal Holocaust, widely considered
the best cannibal movie ever crafted as well as the fore runner for the found
footage style of film making, but all of Deodato’s films and their place in his
career and the impact of those films not only in Italian cinema but in film
making as a whole.
Contained within the book are two separate interviews with
Deodato that allow him to discuss how his films have impacted his career for
both the good and the bad as well as a synopsis and brief look at all of his
films and television series. A huge
chunk of the book focuses on Cannibal
Holocaust’s impact but the book is also an eye opener on all of Deodato’s
other films. There is a huge collection
of posters and production stills from his films (including some from other
countries). This is a book not only for
people wanting to know more about Cannibal
Holocaust but also and incite on Deodato and his many films and his own
personal outlook.
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