A young bride flees the ceremony with a stranger and, together, they set off on an epic journey though increasingly bizarre lands. They encounter talking animals and mournful exhibitionists, converse with a discoursing rock, journey through a surrealist's psychedelic hotel, instigate a prison riot, escape from naked cannibals living in a tree, and battle a wind-up midget dictator!
Direction
Brass at his most Fellini-worshipping and least Penthouse-y.
Production
Practical sets that scream '1970 Italian studio had a budget and LSD.'
Costume
Naked cannibals in trees, wind-up dictator—wardrobe went HARD.
Director
Tinto Brass
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Italy's Years of Lead, the film channels genuine revolutionary energy into absurdist critique—Brass was literally shooting during student uprisings.
The 'discoursing rock' scene was improvised after Brass found a prop boulder and decided it needed Marxist dialogue. The actor did 47 takes.
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