{"id":15778,"date":"2011-02-25T15:08:27","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T22:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15778"},"modified":"2021-01-14T23:08:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T06:08:47","slug":"10th-victim-the-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15778","title":{"rendered":"10th Victim, The (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A study of history confirms the validity of the Big Hunt theory: it is mankind&#8217;s safety valve.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Poster.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a futuristic society which allows individuals to join a human hunting game, a woman (Ursula Andress) stalks her tenth victim (Marcello Mastroianni) with the intention of killing him live on television.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cat-and-Mouse<\/li>\n<li>Dystopia<\/li>\n<li>Hunting<\/li>\n<li>Italian Films<\/li>\n<li>Marcello Mastroianni Films<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Ursula Andress Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary argues that the &#8220;novel sci-fi premise&#8221; of this futuristic &#8220;sex farce&#8221; &#8212; based on a short story by Robert Sheckley &#8212; ultimately &#8220;gives way at the end to a conventional and tired Italian sex-comedy storyline&#8221;, and should be &#8220;a bit more fun&#8221; than it is. He cites Sheckley himself as noting that while his original story was &#8220;a commentary on love, the need for excitement and the inevitability of self-deception&#8221;, the film instead &#8220;points out how difficult it can be to earn a living, how tiresome family problems can get, and how romance is always threatened by the long shadow of marriage, especially in Rome&#8221;. Far be it from me to disagree with the story&#8217;s author (or Peary), but I actually believe that this cleverly conceived, visually stylish, smartly scored (by Piero Piccioni) sci-fi flick (directed by Elio Petri in a style occasionally &#8220;reminiscent of Fellini&#8221;) manages to effectively cover <em>all<\/em> these narrative elements. I wasn&#8217;t particularly disappointed by the direction Andress and Mastroianni&#8217;s &#8220;cat and mouse&#8221; maneuvers eventually took, and &#8212; unlike <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s256victim.html\">DVD Savant<\/a> &#8212; I didn&#8217;t find it &#8220;hard to accept Marcello and Caroline&#8217;s romantic sincerity&#8221; after the establishment of &#8220;such a cynical world&#8221; (their &#8220;romance&#8221;, after all, is actually more of a sexual attraction grounded in the thrill of the hunt). And while the first half of the film &#8212; starting with its energetically filmed opening chase sequence &#8212; is indeed its most innovative and gripping, I was surprisingly riveted the entire time, curious to see how this deathly game of romantic deception would ultimately turn out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ursula Andress as Caroline<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Andress.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Andress.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Andress.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Andress-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Andress-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Marcello Mastroianni as Marcello<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Mastroianni.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Mastroianni.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Mastroianni.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Mastroianni-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Mastroianni-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The exciting opening chase sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Opening.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Opening.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Opening.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Opening-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Opening-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A clever, drolly envisioned dystopian future<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Premise2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Premise2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Premise2.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Premise2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/10th-Victim-Premise2-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0059095\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/tenth-victim-1965.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s256victim.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A study of history confirms the validity of the Big Hunt theory: it is mankind&#8217;s safety valve.&#8221; Synopsis: In a futuristic society which allows individuals to join a human hunting game, a woman (Ursula Andress) stalks her tenth victim (Marcello Mastroianni) with the intention of killing him live on television. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cat-and-Mouse Dystopia Hunting Italian Films Marcello Mastroianni Films Satires and Spoofs Science Fiction Ursula Andress Films Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary argues that the &#8220;novel&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15778\"> 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15778","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=15778"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63392,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15778\/revisions\/63392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}