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Luigi Scattini

Born May 17, 1927 · Turin - Piedmont - Italy

Died July 12, 2010 · aged 83

Luigi Scattini (1927–2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the mondo film genre—a type of documentary featuring sensational topics. His notable films include Sweden: Heaven and Hell (1968), which examined Swedish sexual mores, and Sexy Magico (1971). Scattini's films are characterized by their provocative content and exploration of global cultures.

Known For

Witchcraft '70Witchcraft '70 · 1969
Witchcraft '70
★ 5.41969
MovieDocumentaryHorror
Witness devilish rituals from around the globe. Satanism! Voodoo! Majicks Black and White! Shocking Truths, etc.!
Blue NudeBlue Nude · 1978
Blue Nude
★ 4.31978
MovieHorrorThriller
Rocco Spinone, a young Italian living in America, takes on any job to make ends meet, including acting in porn films, a job his friend Lilly does with whom he soon falls in love. Persecuted by a police officer, an anti-immigrant, who accuses him of having sex with an underage girl, the young man is forced to pay a large sum to him and the girl's father. Meanwhile, his friend dies on set during a scene that was too violent.
The Divine NymphThe Divine Nymph · 1975
The Divine Nymph
★ 5.41975
MovieRomanceDrama
In the decadent Roaring Twenties, a beautiful woman engages in affairs with two men, playing them against each other.
Goya in BordeauxGoya in Bordeaux · 1999
Goya in Bordeaux
★ 6.01999
MovieDramaHistory
Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his much younger wife Leocadia and their daughter Rosario. He continues to paint at night, and in flashbacks stirred by conversations with his daughter, by awful headaches, and by the befuddlement of age, he relives key times in his life.
Sexy MagicoSexy Magico · 1963
Sexy Magico
★ 8.01963
MovieDocumentary
Scenes showing sexual rites and dances around the world are contrasted with cabaret shows at places like the Crazy Horse Saloon.
War Italian StyleWar Italian Style · 1965
War Italian Style
★ 5.01965
MovieWarComedy
It's May 1943, and two Italian American soldiers, Joe and Frank, are searching the North African desert for a Nazi general called Von Kassler. Von Kassler's aide captures them, and arranges for them to escape with fake war plans. But, things don't go exactly as planned for either side.
AttilaAttila · 1954
Attila
★ 5.41954
MovieDramaWar
Attila, the leader of the barbarian Huns and called by the Romans "The Scourge of God", sweeps onto the Italian peninsula, defeating all of the armies of Rome, until he and his men reach the gates of the city itself.
The Murri AffairThe Murri Affair · 1974
The Murri Affair
★ 6.61974
MovieHistoryDrama
Based on a true incident, this tells the story of a troubled young man who kills his sister's reactionary, violent and abusive husband and is eventually arrested for the murder. However, the dead husband happened to be a member of the Italian nobility, and the trial starts to turn into more of a prosecution of the defendant's socialist politics and the activities of his father, a well known liberal social reformer, than the actual crime itself.

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The Girl with the Moon SkinThe Girl with the Moon Skin · 1972
The Girl with the Moon Skin
★ 4.31972
MovieRomanceDrama
Also known as The Sinner on UK VHS, this one could almost be mistaken for a D'Amato Black Emanuelle film (as well as Jess Franco who also had a film with the same video title). The Italian title translates as The Moon-Skinned Girl, a reference to the amazingly attractive Zeudi Araya, who made two other films with the same director. As a film it really typifies the 'eurotika' of the 1970s - the story concerns a couple with marital problems who escape to the Seychelles and the husband meets - and has an affair with - the title character. The wife meanwhile meets an ex-pat living there (Giacomo Rossi-Stuart!) with whom she has a fling. The couple realise their love for each other and return home stronger for it.

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