Mondo candido
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| - | "He skips off back to the castle and we are back where we started on his metaphysical journey, older if not wiser. Although considered a failure , artistically and conceptually, ''[[Mondo candido|Mondo Candido]]'' "--page 42, | + | "He skips off back to the castle and we are back where we started on his metaphysical journey, older if not wiser. Although considered a failure , artistically and conceptually, ''[[Mondo candido|Mondo Candido]]'' still enjoys a strange [[allure]]. There are still glimpses of the Jacopetti and Prosperi spirit in this unforgettable overblown, [[Technicolor]] [[indulgence]]."--page 42, |
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"He skips off back to the castle and we are back where we started on his metaphysical journey, older if not wiser. Although considered a failure , artistically and conceptually, Mondo Candido still enjoys a strange allure. There are still glimpses of the Jacopetti and Prosperi spirit in this unforgettable overblown, Technicolor indulgence."--page 42, Sweet & Savage: The World Through the Shockumentary Film Lens (2006) by Mark Goodall |
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Mondo candido is a 1975 black comedy film directed by acclaimed Mondo directors Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi. The film is a liberal adaptation of Voltaire's 1759 novel Candide.
It was partly shot on location at Château de Pierrefonds.
Plot
Candido (Christopher Brown) is a naïve young man raised by a Westphalian baron (Gianfranco D'Angelo). He is a devoted disciple of his tutor Dr. Panglos (Jacques Herlin) and a follower of his moral doctrines but cannot hide his feelings for the Baron's raunchy daughter Cunegonda (Michelle Miller). However, after a sudden invasion, Cunegonda disappears and Candido begins his errant in search of her and true love. The events take him to modern times and places like Israel where he witnesses the Arab–Israeli conflict and New York City, the living epitome of global capitalism.
Cast
- Christopher Brown: Candido
- Jacques Herlin: Dr. Panglos
- Michelle Miller: Cunegonda
- José Quaglio: Inquisitor
- Steffen Zacharias: Sage
- Gianfranco D'Angelo: Baron
- Salvatore Baccaro: Ogre
- Alessandro Haber: A lover of Cunegonda
- Giancarlo Badessi: Spanish governor
- Richard Domphe: Cacambò
