L'ultimo treno della notte
Regie:
Aldo LadoKamera:
Gábor PogányMusik:
Ennio MorriconeBesetzung:
Flavio Bucci, Gianfranco De Grassi, Macha Méril, Enrico Maria Salerno, Marina Berti, Franco Fabrizi, Irene Miracle, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Laura D'Angelo (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Students Margaret (Irene Miracle) and Lisa have decided to spend their holiday together at Lisa's family home in Italy, but when a bomb threat forces them to change trains en route, they find themselves sharing a carriage with Blacky and Curly. The pair has already been introduced to the audience as miscreants by their rape earlier on of the carriage's fifth passenger (Macha Meril), who becomes, oddly, a puzzling accomplice to their crimes. The three villains set about humiliating and tormenting the two girls, which culminates in Lisa's rape and subsequent murder; consequently, Margaret throws herself from the train as well. Alighting in Lisa's hometown, the three are taken home by Lisa's father, who eventually pieces together the evidence against them and exacts his revenge. (Verleiher-Text)
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Die italienische Antwort auf den US-amerikanischen Erfolg von Cravens Das letzte Haus links. Und mindestens um zwei Lichtjahre besser. Der Meister Aldo Lado ist zwar genauso sadistisch und grausam, die Gewalt ist bei ihm und im Kontext der Handlung aber nicht so billig und selbstzweckmäßig. Die Figuren sind ausgefeilter, die ethischen Fragen (haben die Eltern das Recht, den Mörder von ihrem Kind zu töten?) angebrachter und die Form ist durchdachter. Am Anfang ist das Tempo langsam, dann wird die Handlung allmählich immer schneller. Es kommen unerwartete Wendungen und Schocks und dann ein atemberaubendes Finale. Bravo!
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"L'ultimo treno della notte" belongs among Italian films that are not directly in the giallo genre. It is a good thing because it shows that Italians were able to look at horror in a slightly different way, from a strong realistic, even naturalistic perspective, which in this case is only spoiled by one significant fact - "L'ultimo treno della notte" is simply an unoriginal film for its time. The message is still strong, but it is a shame that the film did not come four years earlier.
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A technically better executed Last House on the Left. The beginning is incredibly slow, but things start to get interesting on the night train. The abuse here is not exaggerated, it feels real and it’s quite strong as a result. I can take physical torture on screen, the problems begin when I have to watch fifteen minutes of psychological abuse. Really, I won’t watch this film again, I can’t say I enjoyed it, but it still deserves at least three stars.
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