{"id":1203,"date":"2006-07-05T14:37:02","date_gmt":"2006-07-05T21:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2021-01-06T22:42:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T05:42:33","slug":"mondo-cane-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1203","title":{"rendered":"Mondo Cane (1963)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It enters a hundred incredible worlds, where the camera has never gone before!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Poster-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Poster-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Poster-657x1024.jpg 657w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Poster.jpg 1925w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nBizarre cultural traits from around the world are showcased in this early &#8220;shockumentary&#8221; film.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Native Peoples<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nPeary labels this &#8220;once notorious film&#8221; as &#8220;exploitative&#8221; and &#8220;repellent&#8221;, but I disagree. As noted in a DVD Verdict review (no longer available online), the &#8220;Mondo&#8221; films (this is the first of several) actually &#8220;paved the way for opening up society to the difference in cultures, customs, and traditions amongst the citizens of the world.&#8221; Through nifty <em>mise en scene<\/em>, the directors force western viewers to recognize the strangeness of their own society, and to acknowledge the cultural relativity of beauty, food, death, and other universal experiences. Indeed, when cultures from <em>all <\/em>parts of the world and <em>all <\/em>social strata are equally &#8220;exposed&#8221; &#8212; as they are in this film &#8212; it&#8217;s difficult to argue that the material is truly exploitative. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expert <em>mise en scene<\/em> &#8212; as when obese Tabarese women show off their portly beauty, in juxtaposition with westerners attempting to jiggle their flab away in fitness machines<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Obese.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Obese-1024x627.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"392\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Obese-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Obese-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Obese-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Obese-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Obese-1536x940.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Obese.png 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Gym.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Gym-1024x609.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Gym-1024x609.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Gym-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Gym-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Gym-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Gym-1536x914.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Mondo-Cane-Gym.png 1571w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. While dated, it retains an important place in cinematic history. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Controversial Film<\/li>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0057318\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/547\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It enters a hundred incredible worlds, where the camera has never gone before!&#8221; Synopsis: Bizarre cultural traits from around the world are showcased in this early &#8220;shockumentary&#8221; film. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary Native Peoples Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Peary labels this &#8220;once notorious film&#8221; as &#8220;exploitative&#8221; and &#8220;repellent&#8221;, but I disagree. As noted in a DVD Verdict review (no longer available online), the &#8220;Mondo&#8221; films (this is the first of several) actually &#8220;paved the way for opening up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1203\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1203"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62044,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1203\/revisions\/62044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}