Recently in Eddie's lecture we watched the 1965 Italian/French internation co-production science fiction film La Decima Vittima, directed by Elio Petri.
The Plot
In the near future, big wars are avoided by giving individuals with violent tendencies a chance to kill in the Big Hunt. The Hunt is the most popular form of entertainment in the world and also attracts participants who are looking for fame and fortune. It includes ten rounds for each competitor, five as the hunter and five as the victim. The survivor of ten rounds becomes extremely wealthy and retires. Scenes switch between the pursuit, romance between the hunter and the victim, and a narrator explaining the rules and justification of the Hunt.
Caroline Meredith (Ursula Andress) is the huntress armed with a high caliber Bosch shotgun looking for her tenth victim. Marcello Poletti (Marcello Mastroianni) is the victim. He is reluctant to kill Meredith as he is not sure whether she is his hunter, but then later because they become romantically involved. To maximize financial gain, Meredith wants to get a perfect kill in front of the cameras as she has negotiated a major sponser from the Ming Tea Company. [wikipedia]
My thoughts on the film are quite positive. Even though La Decima Vittima is quite dated film and is subtitled it felt like watching a very old prequel to austin powers with the same kind of comedy mixed in. although I probobly would not watch the film again, for that one time it was enjoyable and i recommend it to anyone looking for what in my oppinion was quite an odd film.
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