Her snapshots were their passports to happiness.
Critical Perspective
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This enjoyably lurid thriller from Umberto Lenzi sees the director continuing to explore the seedier, more sexual side of the genre. The plotting is clever and the small ensemble is attractive, making the film one of the director’s more endearing contributions to a genre he had helped to kick-start in the late 1960s.
Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, Volume 1, 1963-1973 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015) -
There is more to this nihilistic tale than meets the eye. … The interplay between the three protagonists is engaging and there are some genuinely tense moments along the way.
Adrian Luther-Smith, Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies (Stray Cat Publishing, 1999)
An Ideal Place to Kill Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Mondo Macabro BD-ALL/US 2020 | Shameless DVD-0/UK 2008 |
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| Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson | ||
| The Porn Smugglers - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Umberto Lenzi | ||
| “X-Rated” Inserts | ||
| Text Fact Track by Kevin and Nicolas Wilson | ||
| Theatrical Trailer | ||
| Video Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Mondo Macabro’s “Limited Edition” Blu-ray includes a 12-page booklet with writing by Roberto Curti (“Hope I Die Before I Get Old”). Reissued as a standard edition without booklet (2020/05/26).
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Collector’s guide
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The Porn Smugglers (23:44)
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Mondo Macabro BD 2020
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson Mondo Macabro BD |
| The Porn Smugglers - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Umberto Lenzi Mondo Macabro BD | |
| “X-Rated” Inserts Mondo Macabro BD | |
| Text Fact Track by Kevin and Nicolas Wilson Shameless DVD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Mondo Macabro BD | |
| Video Trailer Shameless DVD |