Frankenstein ’80. 1972. Directed by Mario Mancini

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Frankenstein ’80. 1972. Italy. Directed by Mario Mancini. Courtesy Cinecittà

Frankenstein ’80. 1972. Italy. Directed by Mario Mancini. Screenplay by Mancini, Ferdinando De Leone. With John Richardson, Xiro Papas, Renato Romano, Dalila Parker. 4K digital restoration by Cinecittà; courtesy Cinecittà. In Italian; English subtitles. 89 min.

Cinematographer (and Mario Bava collaborator) Mario Mancini turned to shocking exploitation horror for his first directorial effort: Frankenstein ’80 (aka Frankenstein Sex, aka Midnight Horror), an offbeat, gory, necrophiliac adaptation of Mary Shelley’s famous gothic novel in which Dr. Frankenstein’s monster (here named “Mosaico”) is turned into a serial killer who hunts sex workers. Carlo Rambaldi’s bloody visual effects and slashed bodies inevitably play a central role in the film’s vulgar, outrageous mayhem. Presented in a new digital restoration by Cinecittà

This film accompanies MoMA and Cinecittà Present: Carlo Rambaldi.

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