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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
Its isolated Italian village, buried secrets, and creeping suspicion echo Fulci’s corrosive rural atmosphere, trading overt exploitation for an exceptionally patient and uncanny investigation.
02
Why this pick
A bleak, morally charged giallo in which violence against the young exposes adult hypocrisy—close to the ugly social undercurrent that makes Don't Torture a Duckling sting.
03
Why this pick
For Fulci’s disorienting blend of sensuality, menace, and ritualistic imagery, this elegant nightmare sustains dread through fractured perception rather than simple detective mechanics.
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Why this pick
Its skeptical investigation, wounded protagonist, and coolly composed visual design offer a more metropolitan counterpart to Fulci’s giallo cruelty and pervasive sense of corruption.
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Why this pick
A slow, sinister mystery with political rot beneath its surface, it shares Fulci’s conviction that respectable communities can conceal appalling violence.
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01 / THE STORY
In the small Southern Italian village of Accendura, three local boys, Bruno, Michele, and Tonino are engaged in mischief and other activities. Giuseppe Barra (Vito Passeri) a local simpleton, spying on two locals engaged with visiting prostitutes, is surprised when the three boys who are watching him begin to taunt him. Meanwhile, in the hills surrounding the village, a reclusive Gypsy witch named La Magiara (Florinda Bolkan), is conducting sinister black magic ceremonies, first by digging up the skeletal remains of an infant, and then plunging pins through the heads of three tiny clay dolls. It is made clear that these are the three youths taunting Giuseppe.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Maciara
Dona Aurelia Avallone
Captain Modesti
Francesco
Patrizia
