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Mondo films are a subgenre of exploitive documentary films. Many mondo films are made in a way to resemble a pseudo-documentary and usually depicting sensational topics, scenes, or situations. Common traits of mondo films include portrayals of foreign cultures (which have drawn accusations of ethnocentrism or racism), [1] an emphasis on taboo ...
- Chris Catt
- Mondo Cane (1962) In the Italian-made documentary Mondo Cane, the narrator emphasizes the need to show the world as it actually is. However, the manipulation employed by the filmmakers reveals the movie’s true intent to shock by emphasizing the “barbarism” of other cultures.
- Women of the World (1963) After the success of Mondo Cane, filmmakers Paolo Cavara, Gualtiero Jacopetti, and Franco Prosperi quickly returned with another documentary.
- Africa Addio (1966) Africa Addio (also released as Africa: Blood and Guts) is a brutal documentary about the effects of the end of colonial rule in Africa.
- Mondo Bizarro (1966) Mondo Bizarro, one of the first American documentaries/pseudo-documentaries made in the “mondo” style, makes its intentions known right away.
- QT Fest Six and The Best of QT Fest – 2005 and 2006 – Tyler Stout. Yes, we’re cheating right off the bat by putting two posters in one slot. Don’t worry about it.
- Bullitt – 2005 – Stainboy. One of my favorite aspects of movie-watching is the discussion and debate that occurs over differences in opinion. While that’s awesome, the sheer badass on display in Bullitt is nigh undeniable and Steve McQueen is, was, and always will be the epitome of cool.
- North By Northwest — 2007 – Jeff Kleinsmith. Even if you’ve never seen Hitchcock’s masterpiece starring Cary Grant as a regular Joe mistaken for a secret agent, you’ve surely seen the iconic sequence where Grant runs away from an airplane while still looking impeccable in suit and tie.
- Goldfinger – 2007 – Todd Slater. Man, the 2007 Rolling Roadshow was a kick-ass year for both screenings and posters. Of course the Alamo Drafthouse took a print of Goldfinger and showed it at Fort Knox.
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Nov 5, 2016 · The British Board Of Film Censors took a dim view of the genre, initially banning and later censoring its first entry, 1962’s Mondo Cane. ... 1982’s The Killing Of America, ...
- Charlie Lyne
Mondo is an American company known for releasing limited edition screen printed posters for films, television shows, and comics, as well as vinyl movie soundtracks, clothing and apparel, toys, and re-issues of VHS releases. Founded in 2004 as Mondo Tees, the company is a former subsidiary of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain in Austin, Texas ...
- 2004; 19 years ago
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Tim League, Kier-La Janisse, Lester Smolenski, Rob Jones, Mitch Putnam
A mondo film is a documentary film, sometimes resembling a pseudo-documentary, usually depicting sensational topics and scenes. While there were precursors such as America As Seen by a Frenchman (1960), the fad started with Mondo Cane ( 1962) by Gualtiero Jacopetti and proved quite popular. Mondo films are often easily recognized by name, as ...
Feb 7, 2017 · The first of its kind was the 1962 film Mondo Cane, a Tuscan colloquialism that translates roughly as “it’s a dog’s life”. At the time, documentary films were serious, factual, respectful ...
