I cannibali

1970 Italian film

I cannibali

Original film poster

Directed by| Liliana Cavani
Screenplay by| Italo Moscati
Liliana Cavani
Story by| Liliana Cavani
Based on| Antigone
by Sophocles
Produced by| Enzo Doria
Bino Cicogna
Starring| Pierre Clémenti
Britt Ekland
Tomas Milian
Delia Boccardo
Marino Masé
Francesco Leonetti
Cinematography| Giulio Albonico
Edited by| Nino Baragli
Music by| Ennio Morricone

Production
company

Doria-San Marco Film

Distributed by| Euro International Films

Release dates

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

Running time

| 88 minutes
Country| Italy
Language| Italian

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

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* 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

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ Elkan Allan. A Guide to world cinema. Whittet Books in association with the British Film Institute, 1985.
2. ^ Luigi Ballerini. La lotta con Proteo. Cadmo, 2000.
3. ^ Paola Tallarigo; Luca Gasparini; Primo Goldoni. Lo Sguardo libero: il cinema di Liliana Cavani. La Casa Usher, 1990.
4. ^ Hoberman, J. (2014-01-31). "Reissuing an Italian Renaissance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
5. ^ Jean A. Gili; Aldo Tassone. Parigi-Roma: 50 anni di coproduzioni italo-francesi (1945-1995). Il castoro, 1995.
6. ^ "Raro Video to release". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

## External links

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* I cannibali at IMDb

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Films directed by Liliana Cavani

* Francesco di Assisi (1966)
* Galileo (1968)
* I cannibali (1970)
* The Guest (1971)
* Milarepa (1973)
* The Night Porter (1974)
* Beyond Good and Evil (1977)
* The Skin (1981)
* Beyond the Door (1982)
* The Berlin Affair (1985)
* Francesco (1989)
* Where Are You? I'm Here (1993)
* Ripley's Game (2002)
* The Order of Time (2023)

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