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The Wild Eye (1967)

The Wild Eye poster
Original title
L'occhio selvaggio
Directed by
Paolo Cavara
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
T
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker travels to document poverty and exoticism in undeveloped regions. He grows increasingly uneasy with the ethics of his exploitative gaze.

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What happens

The Wild Eye (Italian: L'occhio selvaggio) is a 1967 Italian drama film directed by Paolo Cavara. It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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