Mondo Cane

1962 · 105 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 4,622 VOTES · DIR. Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi, Paolo Cavara

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Overview

A documentary consisting of a series of travelogue vignettes providing glimpses into cultural practices throughout the world intended to shock or surprise, including an insect banquet and a memorable look at a practicing South Pacific cargo cult.

Dialogue Timeline — 742 lines

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00:00:09 MONDO CANE
00:03:31 the young men of Castellaneta have been waiting
00:08:01 the most beautiful coral ocean in the world.
00:10:33 After all, in the Riviera, a region famous for games
00:15:59 The cooking of the pigs
00:18:27 Here, the memory of the deceased, all of them
00:22:40 undergo every year this kind of treatment.
00:25:22 where, by tradition, the most beautiful women of the tribe
00:27:18 A must stop in the American's long trip around marriage.
00:32:04 a particular season for each race, et cetera, et cetera.
00:35:17 using wooden disks full of fragments of glass
00:41:26 has been leading us toward our next adventure.
00:43:33 to sit on them.
00:48:34 They will sell them to rich Chinese communities
00:53:56 is the task of some local families who gather here
01:04:34 in order to make their lives more pleasant
01:07:15 As the Chinese don't waste their money
01:12:23 but their remains will not be eternal.
01:17:36 with the energy of his creative genius.
01:21:16 about the main customs of this tropical paradise.
01:22:44 they go to learn Hula, nice and diligent.
01:26:30 and the Gurkhas celebrate it with great solemnity.
01:35:00 food, human contact and an orderly social life.
01:39:04 of cargo airplanes that stop here in Moresby

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed742
Dialogue density7.1 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line01:39:04

Production Record

DirectorGualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi, Paolo Cavara
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes4,622