Michael and Us: Mondo Argumento
The bizarre, unpleasant, racist, and influential MONDO CANE (1962).
January 23, 2023
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1,260 of 1,867
January 23, 2023
Michael and Us: Mondo Argumento
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<p>A misanthropic catalog of shocking images from around the world, the bizarre, unpleasant, baldly racist, and extremely influential MONDO CANE (1962) was a pioneering "shockumentary." We revisit this strange and ugly artifact to discuss why it was taken so seriously in its day.</p><br /><p><em>Michael and Us</em> is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.</p>
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