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Slap the Monster on Page One

1972 · 87 min

A cold, talky plunge into newsroom cynicism, watching words get twisted until an innocent life is ruined. It leaves a sour, uneasy chill.

Directed by
Marco Bellocchio
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Gian Maria Volonté, Fabio Garriba, Carla Tatò
Overview
Days before the general election, after a girl from a rich family is murdered in an attempted rape, the editor-in-chief of a conservative tabloid tries to derail the police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his bosses.

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Directed by
Marco Bellocchio
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Gian Maria Volonté, Fabio Garriba, Carla Tatò
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • politics
  • corruption
  • deception
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Marco Bellocchio
Written by
Goffredo Fofi, Sergio Donati
Starring
Gian Maria Volonté, Fabio Garriba, Carla Tatò, Jacques Herlin, John Steiner, Michel Bardinet, Jean Rougeul, Corrado Solari
Music
Nicola Piovani
Cinematography
Erico Menczer, Luigi Kuveiller
Runtime
87 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian

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