Cannibal Holocaust: And the Savage Cinema of Ruggero Deodato [Paperback]

It's difficult to describe Holocaust's capacity to offend, blending, as it does, rank misogyny, porno-rape fantasy, racism, sadism, cannibalism and real cruelty to animals. The book's strengths are its illustrations (not for the weak of stomach) as well as a complete filmography... a must for students of transgressive cinema.

This is a sharply written, heavily anecdotal work, awash with artworks, rare posters and graphically stomach-churning stills from Deodato's oeuvre. Cannibal Holocaust makes for a great, sick-puppy read. An excellent treatment of an auteur on the bloodiest periphery of filmmaking.

Taking the Italian mondo movie of the 1960s to its logical extreme, Ruggero Deodato pulled off one of the first 'snuff' movie coups with his cleverly executed gorefest Cannibal Holocaust... he was both parodying and critiquing a tradition that sold atrocity as entertainment. A liberal-baiting treat.

A beautiful, grue-packed tribute to director Ruggero Deodato, best known for his 1980 gore-watershed Cannibal Holocaust. Lovingly detailed, with extensive credits and spot-on criticism. Both insightful and enjoyably lurid, this outstanding effort is a must-have for any Deodato fan.

The book's scholarship cannot be faulted, nor can the beauty of its presentation. Cannibal Holocaust is loaded with full-page locandina and fotobusta reproductions in full color, complete cast and credits information on everything, and a wealth of behind the scenes shots that make it a compelling purchase.

In terms of quality, Cannibal Holocaust is the equal of anything being put out by the major presses. That's the leverage the small press has into the marketplace: originality. Perhaps integrity. Now quality.

CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST is widely acclaimed as being one of the greatest horror movies of all time; indeed this hugely influential film is so devastatingly effective that it is often wrongly accused of being a 'Snuff' movie. This book is the fully authorised guide to the amazing films of Ruggero Deodato, whose notorious masterpiece CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST is analysed in depth along with all his other movies, which include WAVES OF LUST, CUT AND RUN, LAST CANNIBAL WORLD, PHANTOM OF DEATH, THE BARBARIANS, BODYCOUNT, DIAL: HELP, HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK, THE ATLANTIS INTERCEPTORS and LIVE LIKE A COP, DIE LIKE A MAN. With a career-spanning interview, a detailed filmography, reviews of all his movies and a stunning selection of full colour stills, ad-mats, rare poster artwork and never previously published behind the scenes photographs selected from Ruggero Deodato's personal collection, this book is the definitive reference work on one of Italy's most accomplished horror film directors.

Ruggero Deodato has the dubious honour of being the man who created one of the most infamous horror movies ever made. Cannibal Holocaust is Deodato's most celebrated movie, and he is fully aware of this fact; during the course of the interview featured in this book, he says, "The best one for me is Cannibal Holocaust. It is impossible to equal that film..." Deodato will never live down the legacy of this stunning film, and one gets the impression that he is content with this state of affairs, hence this book rightfully devotes a large proportion of its pages to documenting every aspect of Deodato's brutal, distressing masterpiece. However we are also here to thoroughly document the entire career of one of the busiest men in the film-making industry. He has survived in this most turbulent of environments for over forty years by being ever-adaptable, willing to try his hand at any genre: along with two further jungle-adventures - Last Cannibal World and Cut and Run - his filmography includes cop thriller Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man, claustrophobic slasher House on the Edge of the Park, apocalyptic adventure movie The Atlantis Interceptors, costume fantasy film The Barbarians, plus an impressive array of comedies, erotic thrillers and prime-time Italian TV serials. This book is the most comprehensive analysis of Deodato's work ever published. It is our intention that the career-spanning interview and detailed filmography printed in these pages will serve as a valuable, lasting source of reference for everyone who takes an interest in this increasingly important figure in the world of cinema.