The evil genius of the comic created by the Giussani sisters comes to the big screen.
One would have to be Italian to understand the risk taken by the Manettis by bringing a mythical role like ‘Diabolik’ to the screen. More considering the precedent of Mario Bava. Therefore, I take off my hat (or mask) to his achievement: a delicious piece of camp automatic, genuine euro thriller without complexwhich, ignoring any attempt to emulate the colorful spirit of the 1968 film, a product of the era and the most pop Laurentiis (the one with ‘Barbarella’ and ‘Flash Gordon’), stands as a solid film comic, as only true lovers of smoked they could devise.
This ‘Diabolik’ is the perfect translation in images of the Giussani sisters’ comic style and spirit, evoked with elegant aesthetics. static, with a slow and tense rhythm, uncompromising cruelty and an icy polar atmosphere. Far from the noisy emptiness of superheroes, the hieratic universe scented with giallo and krimi of smoked nero unfolds shamelessly, bringing the film closer to Franju from ‘Red Nights’ (1974) or Dr. Mabuse… but from the 60s. His Diabolik and Eva Kant, stupendous Luca Marinelli and Miriam Leone, steal and kill because they are beautiful and bad, but true. lovers of eurotrash we can’t ask for more
For ‘gourmets’ of a European comic-cinema at the aesthetic and moral antipodes of Marvel and DC
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DATA SHEET
Address: Antonio ManettiMarco Manetti Distribution: Luca Marinelli, Miriam Leone, Valerio Mastandrea Country: Italy Year: 2022 Release date: 10-14-2022 Gender: thriller Script: Michelangelo La Neve. History: Antonio Manetti, Marco Manetti, Mario Gomboli. Comic: Angela Giussani, Luciana Giussani Duration: 133 minutes
Synopsis: Film adaptation of the adventures of the character created by Angela and Luciana Giussani in the 1960s. Diabolik is a thief with thousands of costumes and thousands of tricks. Thanks to his special plastic masks, he is like a kind of chameleon capable of mimicking himself at will and escaping from opponents even in very dangerous situations.
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