“Cannibal holocaust”considered by many to be the most controversial film in the history of cinema, records as a documentary an expedition of anthropologists in the Amazon to analyze the customs of a population that practiced cannibalism.
The film was extremely violent and caused numerous controversies for containing real scenes of animal cruelty, for which it was censored in around 40 countries, including the United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and Finland.
In addition, Deodato had problems with the Italian Justice due to the crudeness of some murder scenes that were thought to be real, for which he had to detail the special effects of the film and summon three of the actors from “Cannibal holocaust”who had agreed not to make public appearances until a year after the film was released so that public opinion would believe that the deaths were real.
After the scandal of “Cannibal holocaust”, Deodato had to face animal cruelty charges and alleged that animals that die on camera served as food to tribes. His license to make films was revoked for three years and he was unable to work in Italy, so he looked for opportunities in co-productions.
The 1980 film became a cult object for many moviegoers and a reference for great directors who cite it as an influence, including Quentin Tarantino, Oliver Stone and Eli Rothwhich gave a cameo appearance to Deodato in “Hostel 2”in which he played an Italian cannibal who eats a man.
His other film works also include “Cannibal World, Wild World”, “Trap for a Rapist”, “Invaders from the Abyss”, “The Barbarians” and “Hell in the Amazon”.
In the nineties, after the disappearance of genre cinema in Italy, Deodato directed several soap operas, in 2016 he presented the film “Ballad in Blood” and two years later he edited an illustrated comic that served as the never-made sequel to “Cannibal Holocaust.”
The filmmaker began working as an assistant director for various directors such as Roberto Rossellini, Sergio Corbucci or Riccardo Fredabefore making his films.
Source: Ambito
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