Underplayed Gems

Eat It (1968)

Eat It poster
Original title
Mangiala!
Directed by
Francesco Casaretti
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A satirical comedy set in a futuristic office where a company produces a strange brown gelatinous canned meat product. It follows the absurd workings of the business and its employees as they deal with this odd food item.

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What happens

Eat It, également connu sous le titre Mangiala, est une comédie de science-fiction italienne réalisée par Francesco Casaretti et sortie en 1969. Il s'agit d'une comédie satirique avec Paolo Villaggio, qui fait ici ses débuts au cinéma, d'après une histoire de Roberto Leoni intitulée Grottesco Fantacapitalistico a Sintassi Cinematografica. La musique est signée Ennio Morricone et les décors de Giorgio Giovannini sont absolument démesurés. C'est là que le film joue ses meilleures cartes, en s'aventurant dans le design minimaliste et l'architecture automatisée des bureaux ultra-technologiques de l'entreprise qui produit « Eat it! », une nouvelle sorte de viande brune et gélatineuse en conserve. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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