Tonight on Amazon: Venice residents have a radical method to escape tourists!

Ahhh, Venice… the beautiful city of the Doges. An absolute and perfect synonym of romanticism, with its bridge of sighs, maze of canals and labyrinthine streets; His equally famous postcard of St. Mark’s Square, which is regularly invaded by pigeons, lovingly fed by tourists…

Let’s not forget, of course, the special celebration of its carnival; most famous in the world. The problem is that Sirbila is invaded by hordes of tourists who are regularly disembarked by cruise ships.

Absolutely devastating mass tourism, sometimes without inconvenience, which kills local trade and above all scares the historical population of the city. Fed up with tourists who ultimately find themselves disrespectful to their beloved city, the Venetians then turn on vacationers…

Extremely photogenic Venice has clearly inspired many filmmakers who have come to film the city with love. We think of David Lean and his wonderful vacation in Venice; Nicolas Roeg’s horror drama Don’t Look Back. Senso and More Death in Venice by Luchino Visconti. Steven Spielberg’s brilliant following in The Last Crusade is of course…

To this small example we must add Alex de la Iglesia’s latest film: Veneciafrenia. The first part of the project of the series of horror films called “Fear Collection”, created in cooperation with Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures. Each film must be directed by a different Spanish director. Therefore, the first test gallop is signed by Alex de la Iglesia himself.

Venetian Vendetta

Alex de la Iglesia, situated between the terrifying dynamism of Tarantino meets the haunting poetry of Guillermo del Toro, is one of the infantile horrors of Spanish cinema, taking us into a frenzy of the past that is absolutely brilliant. Day of the Beast, Perdita Durango, the bloody trash comedy My Dear Neighbors, or even what is considered his masterpiece, Balada Triste. A black comedy about the confrontation between two clowns during the Franco regime.

A decade later, as the director struggled to recapture his initial brilliance, he found some color It’s a flight to Venice; A real game of orchestrated carnage on the canals of Venice. If the result is uneven, it remains a very enjoyable movie to watch while lying on the couch.

The essence of the subject remains behind the film. Hypertourism is killing the city. September 9, 2023 is a very sad date, a turning point. 49,693 tourists registered that day, surpassing the city’s 49,304 permanent residents…